The best touch screen gloves in the UK 2023

To keep using your smartphone or tablet properly in winter, treat yourself to touchscreen gloves. Thin enough to be a second skin and more comfortable than ordinary wool or leather gloves, these gloves make it easy to handle a touchscreen while keeping your hands warm. Our guide will help you find the right pair.

Magic Zone Texting and Driving 1
8/10

Best value for money

Magic Zone Texting and Driving

The best touchscreen gloves in 2021

Our favorite is a pair of gloves for women. Its chic side, its fleece lining and its snap strap offer the possibility to drive and handle a smartphone.

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Available in Medium, Large and X-Large sizes, these Italian leather gloves are for women who want to keep their hands warm in winter while handling their tablet or touch phone with ease. This pair can be worn for any occasion as well as at work. Thin, soft and authentic, they provide comfort and lightness to the hands, as well as a good grip on touch screens.

The trapezoidal thumb on these gloves is very practical for women who ride bikes or carry shopping bags. In addition, they are lined with micro fleece for a cozy feel and effective thermal insulation of your hands against the elements and cold.

Tofern BD1SKI-M-1-24 2
8/10

Best value for money

Tofern BD1SKI-M-1-24

The best entry-level touchscreen gloves

Tofern gloves are designed for bikers, sportsmen and outdoor enthusiasts. They make it easy to handle smartphones and tablets outdoors in winter.

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These Tofern gloves are made primarily of polyester and lycra. The tips of the thumbs and index fingers have been coated with a conductive silver material that makes them more sensitive to touch screens. Useful accessories for outdoor use in winter.

Good to know, the lycra lets perspiration escape to the outside of the glove and allows the hands to breathe. In addition, Tofern gloves fit well and allow you to ride a motorcycle, bike, climb and do sports without any problem. Indeed, the elasticity of the handles and the knitting ensure a good grip.

The North Face Apex Etip 3
8/10

Best premium value for outdoor activities

The North Face Apex Etip

The best high-end touchscreen gloves

The North Face Apex Etip touchscreen gloves offer good thermal insulation and excellent grip. They are stylish, comfortable and have good sensitivity.

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Perfectly breathable, these unisex North Face Apex Etip gloves have built-in liners to help retain heat. In addition, they have a conductive bi-stretch fleece lining combined with silicone on the palms, making it easy to manipulate a touch screen with any finger.

These gloves are especially popular with sportsmen because of the presence of a fastener on the wrists to prevent slipping during different sessions. There is also a non-slip part on the palms, useful to get a good grip.

Black Diamond Midweight Screentap 4
8/10

Black Diamond Midweight Screentap

The best allies for athletes and hikers

If you are a hiker, skier or any other winter activity, these gloves will satisfy you thanks to their excellent thermal insulation and their good dexterity.

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These Black Diamond MidWeight Screen Tap gloves are unisex. They have good thermal insulation thanks to their lightweight, elastic fleece material that fits snugly in the hand. The suede palms ensure a better grip when holding on to a pole, for skiing, on a hiking trail or Nordic walking in winter.

Likewise, the conductive material on their fingertips and palms provides remarkable sensitivity for handling smartphones, tablets, e-readers and other touchscreen devices.

Buying guide • November 2023

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Comparison table of the best touch screen gloves

TOP OF THE LINE CHEAP TOP OF THE LINE EXCELLENT
Magic Zone Texting and Driving 5
8/10
Tofern BD1SKI-M-1-24 6
8/10
The North Face Apex Etip 7
8/10
Black Diamond Midweight Screentap 8
8/10
OUR SELECTION
Magic Zone Texting and Driving
Tofern BD1SKI-M-1-24
The North Face Apex Etip
Black Diamond Midweight Screentap
Our favorite is a pair of gloves for women. Its chic side, its fleece lining and its snap strap offer the possibility to drive and handle a smartphone.
Tofern gloves are designed for bikers, sportsmen and outdoor enthusiasts. They make it easy to handle smartphones and tablets outdoors in winter.
The North Face Apex Etip touchscreen gloves offer good thermal insulation and excellent grip. They are stylish, comfortable and have good sensitivity.
If you are a hiker, skier or any other winter activity, these gloves will satisfy you thanks to their excellent thermal insulation and their good dexterity.
Features
Only for women
Machine wash and iron not recommended
Not suitable for bikers
Not suitable for bikers
Material
Cuir
Polyester and lycra
Bi-stretch and silicone fleece
100% polyamides and suede leather on palms
Adhesion
For whom?
Women
Men and women
Men and women
Men and women

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How to choose your touch screen gloves

Here are a few tips to help you choose the right pair of touchscreen gloves so you can easily handle your smartphone without worrying about freezing your fingers in winter.

#1 - The material

In general, touchscreen gloves are made of breathable polyester, PU leather, acrylic, polypropylene, lycra, wool, etc. They all have the specificity of keeping your hands warm while handling a touch screen. If you're allergic to wool or synthetic fabrics, look to leather models, which are both stylish and durable. However, leather lacks precision, especially when typing small texts. In this sense, opt for lycra or polypropylene. By the way, many of the materials mentioned above help wick away moisture when you sweat while keeping your hands warm.

#2 - Thermal insulation

To keep your hands warm, some manufacturers line their lightweight gloves with various types of high-end wool or thinsulate at the expense of glove thinness. This makes touchscreen manipulation less easy. If the thinsulate bothers you, get ultra thin polypropylene liners. This will offer more precision when typing or navigating the menu.

#3 - The size

The touchscreen gloves you like should fit your hand size. If in doubt, check on the dedicated website or ask the seller for advice on what size your hands fit. In addition, it is important to distinguish between men's and women's versions of the gloves. Indeed, men's sizes are bigger than women's.

#4 - Adhesion

Taking

this criterion into account will prevent you from dropping your touch device during manipulation. Because of this, gravitate toward gloves with a firm grip and grippy surface like rubberized palm gloves. Other PU leather gloves have a rough surface or texture. For a combination of strength and good glove grip, opt for models with diamond-shaped siliconized palms.

#5 - The design

Aside from the size and quality of your gloves, also know that there are a myriad of styles to suit your tastes. So choose your style based on the places you frequent and your work environment, because beauty is subjective and the design of your gloves will reflect your personality.

How do touchscreen gloves work?

Because the body conducts electricity, your fingertips absorb some electricity from the screen when you touch the screen. However, when you cover your fingertips with fabric or leather, it prevents your fingertips from absorbing electricity. In this case, you can't manipulate the touch screen.

To remedy this problem, manufacturers have incorporated conductive materials into the fingertips of touchscreen gloves. This way, when you touch the screen with this material, it has the same effect as when you touch it with your bare hand.

Things to know

Brands like All One, DMP, Ixon or Furygan offer touchscreen gloves formulated specifically for motorcyclists.

Touch screen gloves or regular gloves?

Touch screen gloves

Touchscreen gloves are designed for handling touchscreens. They come in many shapes and sizes. The fingertips have a conductive material that interacts with the touch screen while keeping your hands warm. Some industrial protective gloves can also interact with the control screens. However, be careful not to touch electrical cables or you could be electrocuted.

Ordinary gloves

Ordinary gloves protect your hands from cold, accidents or external contamination. They have a wide range of uses: in industry, in the medical field, etc. Others are worn just for style, to keep warm or for sport. However, most of these gloves have little or no sensitivity to touch screens. And you'll need to remove them to interact on your tablet or smartphone.

Verdict

If you want to use your smartphone without freezing your hands while playing sports, hiking, or even commuting to work in the winter, look for touchscreen gloves. On the other hand, if you're not too fond of handling your smartphone outside during the winter, look for regular gloves that will keep you warm.

Tips

Clean your touchscreen gloves properly.

To do this, simply put them in the washing machine on a gentle setting. Use non-aggressive, cold detergents. The gloves should be dried at low temperature. On the other hand, avoid washing too often as this accelerates the wear of the conductive coating of your gloves. Bleach products are not recommended either.

Refurbish your worn-out conductive gloves.

To

do this, simply stick a Digiskin sticker on the fingers of the glove, which you can buy online or in specialty stores. For your information, you should know that the Digiskin sticks perfectly on several types of material: leather, wool, plastic, rubber etc.

Add a few years to your gloves.

The

longevity of your gloves will depend mainly on the quality of manufacture and the way you treat them. If your gloves are well maintained and of good quality, they should last a few winters or even longer. Use them only for the intended purpose recommended by the manufacturer and alternate between two pairs to avoid wearing them out quickly.

Turn your ordinary gloves into touchscreen gloves.

Aside from using a Digiskin sticker (or if it doesn't adhere to the materials of your gloves), you can also apply Nanotips liquid to the fingertips of your gloves to make them sensitive to your screen. You can find this solution in specialized stores.

FAQ

What are the best touchscreen gloves?

The best touchscreen gloves depend on your needs and budget. Read our buying guide to find the best products out there.

What products should I use to disinfect my touchscreen gloves?

You can use liquid soap, betadine or histurb. Disinfection can also be done with a hydroalcoholic solution.

Are touchscreen gloves hypoallergenic?

No, not all touchscreen gloves are hypoallergenic. However, some brands such as Mota Luxe sell them at affordable prices.

Is it normal for my touch screen gloves to scratch my phone and tablet?

No, this is not normal. Your gloves are probably contaminated with dirt from the outside and that is why you should always keep them clean.

Can touchscreen gloves also be used as protective gloves?

Not all of them. There are special gloves, or PPE, that protect you from cuts while still allowing you to work on a screen. These include Dexterity brand knit gloves or Emerald CX Kevlar composite fiber gloves with microporous nitrile palms.

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Updates

March 2022 : Translation of this buying guide from our partner meilleurtest.fr

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Our selection
Magic Zone Texting and Driving 9
Magic Zone Texting and Driving
Tofern BD1SKI-M-1-24 10
Tofern BD1SKI-M-1-24
The North Face Apex Etip 11
The North Face Apex Etip
Black Diamond Midweight Screentap 12
Black Diamond Midweight Screentap

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