Congrats! I am currently a Pixel 2 user too! I can't wait to switch to iPhone after having my first IOS device (iPad), and loved it. I agree that notifications is one area Android phone is excel at. The problems though with Android phones are:
- The frustration you can get! Despite the (beautiful) Android OS, sometimes it is just beautiful on paper! Meaning, a lot of glitches and things that don't work the way it should work. Example: My family is set to be an exception from the DND mode, however if the phone is on DND, and they called, the phone won't ring!
- You only get 2 years of updates (versus at least 5 years with Apple phones). Making the phone obsolete after that no matter how your hardware is functioning
- Cheap components inside the phone. You will get issues sooner than the iPhone
- Resale value is way cheaper
I am currently waiting for iPhone 13, and since I tend to keep my phones longer, I think it would be the same annual cost to buy a $1000 phone and hold on it for 5-7 years versus buying used cheap Android phones from Swappa as I used to do (bun is not intended).