As most of you know, I'm pretty much a forever Pixel user, ever since the 1st gen. I've had the Pixel XL, 2 XL, 3 XL, 3a XL, 6 Pro, and now 7 Pro. I agree with all of the pros that have been mentioned already, and I guess I'm lucky, but the only hardware mediocrity I've encountered is the unexpected bricking of the 3 XL. I never had signal issues with the infamous 6 Pro's modem, and I've only noticed my 7 Pro overheating a couple of times when the weather was sweltering as I was taking a bunch of pictures (but it handles extended Asphalt 9 gameplay without a problem).
Camera is super-important to me, because taking snaps is one of my favorite things to do while traveling. I can't really compare directly with Samsung, because I only have a Galaxy A32 5G as a backup, but all I can say is that it's always a joy to take shots with Pixels -- the computational photography is amazing, without being overdone.
Bells and whistles can be really neat to have, but the way I look at it, if I want to add a bell or whistle, there are plenty of 3rd party options out there -- they don't always have to be baked into the system. For example, I agree that the Pixel Launcher is kinda boring and frustratingly inflexible, so I always install Nova Launcher Prime.