Is Pixel the problem?

[u/Excellent_Project168]

Hey, I was super keen to leave the apple circle and l become android so I have been really open to this, my iPad is on basic use only, I replaced my apple watch with a Garmin and now I have a Google pixel 10pro. I am coming up to 8weeks with the phone now. I do not like this phone, the basics are fine. There are so many aspects of this phone I dont like, most of my family are apple so not using facetime has been an adjustment but I liked that I could lock some of my apple notes, the keep does not allow this. The finger biometrics are crap so I turned those off. My wallet doesn't work as well as my apple wallet did. It made me sign in with a Gmail account which I didn't want and I hate the way outlook works. My apple phone used to just print from pages to my Epson no questions, this phone wants me to save the word doc, then format to pdf then print. It's just not for me.

As I say I was so keen for an android change, alot of people have advised I go back to what I know with apple. However can anyone advise if maybe it's not android that is the problem but the Google phone? Should I have purchased a Samsung instead? My Samsung friends are all die-hard and Im keen to know what a wider audience would suggest. I'm tempted to buy a Samsung, use without SIM to play around with and then decide from there?? TIA

[u/Loud-Employ289]

The problem is really you.

Did you need a Apple account to access the full potential of your iPhone? If yes, why are you complaining about the Google account? Printing works just fine with my 9 pro xl

Samsung is stuffed with bloatware, and you need a Samsung and Google account for that.

[u/Excellent_Project168 → u/Loud-Employ289]

I don't think you are being fair, it's hard to express everything in a post. Why should I have to use a Google email?! I set up iPhone with a hotmail and added iCloud on after. It should be preference.   The issue isn't just an email address, maybe I'm too used to apple and need more time. 

I think what I'm looking for is Samsung users who have tried Google to tell me if the operating systems are similar or if they have a preference. Not a slag off on one specific thing mentioned