Pixels can still have better photo/video quality and less shutter lag than Samsungs and a cleaner, more unified SW ecosystem with only the Google Apps, versus Samsung who duplicates those apps with their own: Samsung Pay, Samsung Browser, Samsung Notes, etc. Some people prefer Samsung's own apps to Google's(their browser is really nice), others find it bloatware.

The main problem is that due to their pricing, bugs and issues, Google's recent Pixels are no longer a slam dunk reccomendation like they used to be in the old days when they rocked Qualcomm chips and were compact, well built, dirt cheap phones.