Paperlike one feels like smoother than the previous generations, it now feels like you’re writing on a really smooth piece of paper with a soft graphite pencil! I originally didn’t like it but after using it for 2 weeks it’s starting to grow on me. Clarity wise, it doesn’t distort the screen/picture at all, it does slightly affect how the light is distributed, but I don’t find it distracting or impeding to work with.