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Why note get pixel and flash it with GrapheneOS... You stop sundar Google from creeping on you while still getting 95% of use cases covered.
Mostly becasuse, well, I don't like Android.
I've tried it repeatedly over quite a number of years, starting with the G1, and every time I've used it, my general opinion was 'this is fine I guess, but I'd rather have an iOS device instead'. Excepting the two OnePlus devices: those were utter shit. One I was pretty sure was going to catch fire, and one that actually did catch fire. No more crap from them, seriously.
Will say the Nexus 9 tablet rates in the S-tier of all the tablets I've ever owned, though.
And I'm deep in the Apple ecosystem otherwise: Mac, iPad, Watch, AirPods and so on.
And, of course, I don't think there's a wearable smartwatch for android that integrates cellular stuff quite like the iPhone/Watch does in that it'll share calls and messages on a single number. I know there's a lot of stand-alone stuff, and a lot of non-cellular stuff, but the last time I looked there wasn't really a seamless and cheap solution for leaving the phone at home and not losing any of the primary communication aspects of the phone.
You are not there yet... It is about priority, privacy is not yours