Anyone notice that iPad 2 screen more resistant to fingerprints than iPad 1. I rarely need to clean mine. On the iPad 1 fingerprints were so bad they were clearly visible with the screen on. Not the case with iPad 2. I just typed this message without leaving any prints.
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iPad 2 screen more resistant to fingerprints than iPad 1
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It's probably just due to time. All my iPhones and original iPad got worse at picking up prints as time went on. Probably due to the coating wearing off a bit.
What I'd say is that the fingerprints seem to be easier to wipe off with a microfiber cloth. One swipe and they are gone as opposed to having to go back and forth a bit on my other devices.
Of course, I havnt had a new iOS device in a 2 1/2 years so I dont have much to compare it to.
Of course, I havnt had a new iOS device in a 2 1/2 years so I dont have much to compare it to.
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My iPad 2 is definitely cleaner. I think it's because of the smart cover though and the fact that we are all careful with it for the first week or two.
The glass feels smoother on my iPad 2 than the first one.
I can still see fingerprints but they are less noticeable, possibly because I got the white.
The smart cover also seems to wipe some of them off, although there are vertical lines between where the panels lie on the screen.
I can still see fingerprints but they are less noticeable, possibly because I got the white.
The smart cover also seems to wipe some of them off, although there are vertical lines between where the panels lie on the screen.
I'm not sure about it being more resistant to fingerprints. But I have the white model, and the white bezel makes the fingerprint MUCH less noticeable, and I rarely find it necessary to clean. Not until I turn off the monitor and then all the fingerprints show up. Perhaps that's why you need the Smart Cover. You switch off the screen only when you cover it up, so you don't get to see the fingerprints 
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.Yes, most touch devices with glass surface have it these days, although only Apple makes a big deal about it.
I didn't notice anything about fingerptints, but the iPad 2 screen looks brighter. I put 1 and 2 side by side with the same app and 2 was much brighter. Both were set on auto-brightness too.
Over time you're always going to get microscratches in the glass, they might be too small to really see but they'll trap oils and such more, thus fingerprints. It'd be better to compare a fresh out of the box ipad 1 vs ipad 2 as opposed to relying on memory or comparing a new ipad 2 to an old ipad 1