Dude, I'm still on my Pixel 4. I really need an upgrade. This poor bastard is really feeling its age. I'll say this though, I've never had a phone last this long. The Pixel line is a good set of phones.
If you're willing to give it a shot and take the risk, Ifixit sells replacement parts for the pixels and has guides that you can follow. New battery and screen breathed new life into my pixel 5
I still miss my Nexus. Replaced the battery twice and installed aftermarket OS, made it last 7 years. We lost something when phones became sealed canisters and the pop-off back became a thing of the past.
See also: Project Ara
not just that
they've started putting more and more stupid restrictions into the OS, you cant get rid of some of their own services anymore (which run 24/7), they broke custom theming, they crammed unremovable Galaxy AI garbage everywhere, etc etc.. the list goes on
Tell me more. I was planning to get a samsung phone and just use One UI after removing most bloat etc. with adb pm.
And I don't think there are any aosp roms you can install on new samsung phones anymore.
I always categorized one ui and pixel roms into the same category in terms of spyware, so never thought of the extra bloatware.
Can't you get rid of the bloatware via pm from adb tho?