I love the new flat, boxy phone trend. I jumped from the Pixel 7 to the Pixel 9 Pro, and the feel in the hand is just so much better. It is a lot easier to keep a hold of the phone. Plus, it just looks better imo.
Dude, my previous phone had the pixel experience rom and it has adaptive charging. It's running android 11! When I moved to the P9PXL I was actually shocked to not find it in the settings. I thought it was a standard feature from 2021. It's great if you plan to keep your phone charged for an extended amount of time. I keep my old phone bouncing between 40-80% while it plays my music or whatever.