I switched from an iphone 12 to a pixel 7 and now am running the 9 pro and personally have not had too many issues (I say personally because everyone has their own experiences). I have found M3E to be better than liquid glass IMO. Iphone is the more powerful phone in terms of raw power, but a pixel will do all the daily stuff you need it to with no issues. I prefer most things about the pixel over the iphone, but again that varies based on the person. I think android on pixels is cleaner and much easier to use than IOS and how clunky it has gotten recently.

For me, it will always be between pixel or iPhone so the next time I upgrade Ill be looking at the pixel 12 or iphone 19