It is surprising that many Android review sites always rave about Pixels. I have one because I love and run GrapheneOS, but outside the camera, the hardware is pretty mediocre. The 9 and 10 is a lot better than previous iterations because they moved to a newer Exynos modem, but real-life battery life is still bad compared to even Samsung [1]. Tensor is still an ok mid-range chip, but nowhere near Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 or even Exynos 2600.

After release, Pixels are really overpriced for what they are. It gets much better after ~6 months, when they are typically discounted ~250 Euro. But then you have similar discounts on Samsung S-series after only a few months.

I am happy that Motorola is being added to the GrapheneOS mix, there will be more interesting hardware to choose from.

[1] I am taking Samsung as an example, because many Chinese vendors have even much larger capacity batteries.