I same boat as TS..
dunno which android flagship to jump to

Pixel phones run a clean version of Android with minimal bloatware and receive timely updates directly from Google—similar to how iPhones receive iOS updates.

As for battery life, it's not a simple Android vs. iPhone issue. Battery performance varies significantly across models, usage patterns, and software optimization.

While most Android devices excluding Pixel phones may suffer from bloat or battery issues, it's not a universal truth. If you're switching from iPhone and demand the most seamless integration with less shock, go for Pixel phones and nothing else when switching to Android.

It will depend on the individual on how important is resale value of a phone. To me I don't look at resale value as the phone will either be discarded or given away to small kids (if they are still working) when I upgrade to a new phone. Anyway it's not frequent for me to upgrade phones and based on the longevity of the phone and my usage pattern, it's usually ~5 years on average the phones are upgraded, and by that time the phone is considered worthless even though it may be a flagship during its time.

Samseng n pixel are overpriced.

Good to know that the iPhone has good resale value even for a relatively old 5-year model. Anyway all the Android phones I have are not expensive. The old phones are all below RM2k, and the latest Vivo although MSRP was about 4.8k I bought if for only RM2.2k.