RE: Checking out Google One
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Just because we have been conditioned not to expect privacy doesn't mean we should accept it.
Having said that, I currently use the free tier to automatically back up photos from my phone. The biggest thing I used to like about that is how it would automatically create slide shows, animated gifs and other neat things for you. The problem is that there is no convenient way to turn off backing up videos too so that space gets eaten up pretty quick (even 2TB will go pretty quick with even the occasional video). You can manually move videos around and then delete from the cloud (which automatically deletes from your device which is another "feature" I don't like) but it's just a pain. I would be happy if it just backed up my photos. As it is, it's becoming too inconvenient to use because I'm constantly having to manually delete stuff to avoid running out of space for google mail.
Other than storage, I don't really care about most of the other benefits. I guess the VPN might be nice but from a company not known for it's privacy they seem a questionable choice for a VPN. I'm an Amazon Prime subscriber and they give free photo backups that work just as well...and it is unlimited too.
I've been using Samsung phones ever since my first smart phone (a Galaxy S2) and I've always been pretty happy. I've considered the Pixel in the past though. I think that's the only other Android phone I've seriously considered.
I really like the Pixel. It has been a consistently solid phone for me with all the models that I have owned. I don't hate the One Plus either, but I like the Pixel a bit more. My wife moved from a Pixel to the S21+ and I think she will be moving back to a Pixel with her next phone. I have Amazon Prime too. I like having that extra layer of protection though.