How to best clean your (my) iPhone touch screen?

Hi all,
I've had a total of two touch screen mobile phones in my life: a Samsung Jet and my current iPhone 4, and with the former, keeping the screen clean was quite an ordeal, as it acted like a magnet for finger marks, but at least when I wiped it clean with a soft microfiber cloth and a soft detergent, it indeed looked clean. Not so my iPhone, which, as I understand it, has a special hydrophobic coating on the screen. Said screen looks clean enough when I'm done cleaning it, but I see some tiny droplets of cleaning fluid remaining on the screen for several long seconds after I'm done wiping it with the (clean...) microfiber cloth, so I'd like to know if there's a better method for keeping my iPhone relatively clean, aside from exhaling on the glass and wiping the condensation immediately, of course...

You've got to be sure not to grind any dirt particles into the glass, as these can leave scratches in the coating or even the glass. The glass is scratch resistant, but not scratch proof.
I've had every iPhone since the original, and have always gently wiped the screens with a damp (not wet) cloth. No solvents or alcohol, just damp from ordinary tap water. Then, a light buff with microfiber to finish it off.
I've never scratched a screen using this cleaning method.
Mike

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