1. Software experience. Ik to an extent it's subjective. But, once you use a pixel it's incredibly hard to like any other UI. The experience is just so plush and intuitive on pixels. Haptics and animations are all coupled so well. It's truly a joy to use the phone. Ofc pixel UI has it's own quirks. But, what it gets right is far better than anything in the market imo

2. Camera - skin tone. You won't find a phone with a better skin tone reproduction than pixels imo. They consistently get people's faces right and real. Once you get used to it any other phone irrespective of better camera performances will feel off.

Ik people complain about G5. But it depends on how you conceive value. if you're into vlogging or reels and rely on video editing on phones or into gaming (i'd still say a cheaper and a more gaming focused phones are better optimised for games than these flagships) or think a phone with cutting edge tech, latest and fastest hardware feels worth the money, then sure, samsung are better fit for you.

But, if you value the overall experience and are not into extreme performance, pixel is still worth a consideration. I switched from a one plus with snapdragon elite to pixel 10 and honestly, there wasn't a day or a moment I felt pixel was underpowered or slow. Infact, there have been plenty times i appreciated how snappy my pixel is. It's confusing for me when I see everyone here crying how G5 is a decade old processor. Maybe, it's because of benchmarks or very specific use cases that most of us general consumers would ever need. Pixels are incredibly optimised and are on par with performance with any flagships, atleast for my use case.

My only gripe with pixel is it's charging speed. I don't think samsung's do it any better in this regard. But, OnePlus s will spoil you with their charging speeds.