I don’t by a second think that Nothing Phones are better than Pixel Phones. However, in terms of bang for your buck I think Nothing delivers way more value for what they cost. Not everyone needs a flagship, not everyone needs a waterproof phone so you can go scuba diving with it and not everyone plays games on their phone. This is why I would never buy an iPhone, I just can’t justify the price, I’m not saying they’re not good phones, of course they are (although the OS is not to my taste).
Phones are boring these days, what have Google, Samsung or Apple done in the past few years that is really innovative? The design language Nothing brings in both hardware and software is very refreshing. They’re very new in this game too and have already accomplished so much IMHO. They deserve a chance to really prove themselves. I think they’ll be getting my money.