White iPad holds more fingerprints than black iPad?

Not true at all I have a white iPod touch and black iPhone and the iPod always looks spotless where as the iPhone looks filthy with finger prints

 

Having owned both I can say this is absolutely not true.

 

Same here. I have one black and one white as well as a white iPhone and the white shows a lot less fingerprints than any of my black devices.

 

I agree, the aluminum backing picks up a lot of "grubbiness" though. I'm not sure about the iPhone though....

 

The problem I see with what you are saying is that I primarily see the fingerprints on the black screen. The white bezel, I see no prints at a glance. I definitely see them on black bezels.

 

I don't see any fingerprints on the white bezel.

 

You have to compare fingerprints on a white iPad2 vs a black iPad2, not across generations.

 

The displays are under glass so it doesn't matter.

 

Actually, dare I speculate that both the white and black hold the same amount of fingerprints.

The number of finger prints would remain the same. Color has nothing to do with it.

If you handle it 20x there will be 20x the finger prints. If your skin is oily that day, they will show more. If your skin is dry when you handle it, they will show less.

If you frequently wipe down the screen after use and periodically clean the microfibre cloth, you will see less evidence on your ipad. or iphone.

Just the facts m'aam.

As far as either color showing them more, you have to consider your skin chemistry, dryness, the angle of light when looking at the device that day as well as the type of crud you may or may not have left on your fingertips. Maybe even the temperature of the device at the time which may result in more smudgy finger prints depending on the skin oils.

 

I disagree. My husband has a black iPad and I have a white one and mine never shows fingerprints in any number CLOSE to his. That is one reason I strongly dislike the black iPad/iPhone.

 

Tell him to wash his hands.

 

What does fingerprints on the screen have to do with the bezel The screens are the same on a white and a black iPad so fingerprints on the screen would be (relatively) the same. The bezel's would also have the same amount of fingerprinting, it's just the white would not show as much as the black.

 

Sounds like maybe a generational difference between iPad 1 and iPad 2, or something with your specific unit.

The oleo-phobic coating won't keep fingerprints from appearing though as I understand, it just makes them easier to wipe off.

 

I have a white iPad 2 and the bezel never shows prints, but I always have a TON of prints on the screen itself. I use ShaggyMac's "Optimist Prime" (kind of like an iKlear spray) with a microfiber cloth when it gets too smudgy looking and that wipes all the prints off neatly.

My iPad 1 had less fingerprints but I think it was because I had GhostArmor on it back then. My iPad 2 has never had any kind of screen protection on the front (and the glass after a year is absolutely flawless still, no scratches).

I think at the point that the oleophobic coating wears off, you start seeing way more prints. The first few months I don't remember the prints being as crazy as they were later.

 

You have to remember that the oleophobic coating wears off after a while also.

 

OP is full of beans. I've had both black and white iPhones and iPads. The white shows FAR fewer fingerprints than the black.

 

Wash your hands once in a while, that thing is like a science experiment with all those germs and oils on there....damn bro gross