Not a Pixel user here (would love to someday haha) but I'll give you my opinions.
I find Pixels fascinating devices mostly because of the software experience. I'm an Android fanboy and as we all know, Pixel is peak android.
Cameras. When it comes to cameras and image processing, they're the best out there hands down.
Here's something diff: It's arguably easier to modify a Pixel device than most other android phones. I'm talking custom roms. Pixel has some of the best supported roms out there, with GrapheneOS the most recommended one if privacy is the main focus.
I'd have to disagree regarding the cameras. Apple pays special attention to the entire graphics pipeline and has vastly more polished camera and display firmware and software. I say this having experience working with the camera stack in the development of multiple Android devices.