I spent hours customizing Android to feel like Pixel and realized I should have just bought one

I have used Google phones in the past (before they were called Pixel). Out of the lot, I loved my Google Nexus 5, which LG developed. However, in recent years, Samsung has taken over my primary phone charging, with an iPhone as my secondary phone. Right now, although I own a Galaxy S26 Ultra, I use the Galaxy S24 Ultra, because, in my opinion, it is the best-looking Ultra phone from Samsung for now, and is a hardware beast even today.