Difference between refurbished ipad and replacement ipad

Whats the difference between the refurnished ipads sold on the online store and the replacement ipad you get when you take your ipad in for service with a defect, which is apparently also refurbished.  Are they the same thing?

I think perhaps the most significant difference is the warranty (which has nothing to do with the device quality). If you buy a refurbished device from the Online Store, as I did with my MacBook Air (saved $200!), you get the same one year warranty you would get if you bought a brand new device. If Apple swaps out your device under warranty, you will have the remainder of your original warranty or 90 days, which ever is longer, if I recall correctly.
If you buy a device online, you get a brown box but all of the same accessories as you would with a new one. If your device is replaced under warranty, they hand you a naked device, no accessories, no box.
I've had one iPod, one iPhone and now, one iPad replaced under warranty. The devices were indistinguishable from new.

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