My wife and I have been Pixel users for a few years. Happily using the Pixel 3XL for a while, then went with 6 Pro earlier this year. She drops her phone frequently and finally rendered it inoperable. I hated almost from day 1 the size of the 6 Pro, so I took this opportunity to downsize. I went with the Samsung Galaxy s22.
I love the size of this phone...but I believe Samsung has just built an iPhone in that it does what it does and there really isn't anything extra you can set it to do. I didn't appreciate the full Android functionality of the Pixel until I switched over. I miss the call screening...I miss the Now Playing on the lock screen...I miss the swipe up and click screenshot...I miss the "heads up" warning when walking/texting...I miss the little temperature indicator on the lock screen...I miss the well implemented bed-time routine...just to name a few. And I absolutely believe, just like for iPhone users, that you don't know what you are missing if you have only ever been on those devices. I know now why the only thing iPhone users ever really brag about is that it just works, followed by complaining about the color of my text messages I send them.
At the end of the day, all of these things do what a phone does just fine, but it is the little extra details that differentiate 1 from the other. I was a little concerned with the early release issues Google always has, so I went with the Galaxy. I am super happy with the manageable size of the Galaxy, but I may pay the restocking fee and consider going with the Pixel 7 after all.