tried Pixel and Samsung... Pixel has, IMO, better HW, not bloated with BS software and the updates come quite often plus are compatible with @GrapheneOS In the case of Samsung, if OpSec is not relevant for you, the user experience seems to be more friendly, so my family says....

GrapheneOS? The only source of fresh air and freedom, outside of unusable Pinephones and similar.

I tried GrapheneOS on my old phone. Can't say I didn't liked it. But I wasn't ready to degoogle and still using Pixel with native Android...