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Can the LCD for an early 2013 MacBook Pro be interchangeable for a late 2012 Mackbook Pro?

They are pretty different models with different cables. The 2012 13” A1425 MBP is not compatible with anything else Apple manufactured.

Retina Display is a marketing term developed by Apple to refer to devices and monitors that have a resolution and pixel density so high – roughly 300 or more pixels per inch – that a person is unable to discern the individual pixels at a normal viewing distance Myloweslife.