Agreed. I tried the HTC one and samsung galaxy S4 back in the day and came right back to an iphone as their custom software they put on it was horrible and made it way less fluid than iphones did. I tried a pixel 2 to see if google did it better 2 years ago and it works just as well as my iphones did and I see no reason of going back.

I'm on a Pixel 4. I love it. Everything just works. My fiance's Samsung is complete and utter trash, I've considered installing a ROM.

Android One makes a big difference.

The last Android device I bought was a Nokia 7.1 which is an Android One device. Presumably this should mean a "clean" Android experience but I still experienced frequent crashes and reboots, apps not working correctly etc.

Of course this is anecdotal but that's how I (and probably most) people decide what to buy. There are many things that aren't ideal about iPhones but I've never had one crash on me and most apps are way more polished and work better -- not that this latter part has anything to do with an inherent weakness in Android, but it's just reality as I perceive it.

I've had many Android devices in my life and I loved many of them, OnePlus 3 being the one that stands out. Still, I just feel it's not for me anymore.