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I'm going to sadly be switching away from Pixel soon, as much as it's gonna pain me. There are only two phones on the market that have 5g capabilities, a removable battery, and an SD card storage expansion slot, those being from Fairphone and one of Samsung's Active series, neither of which obviously are Pixels.
I've been on my 3a XL since it launched and I have been in love with it since, it will be very sad to part with. I will definitely miss the Call Screening the most, I can't tell you how much I'm in love with that. But, in terms of personal priorities, I really need a removable battery.
The EU did pass a bill that will make all phones sold in the EU required to have a user serviceable, no tools required method of battery replacement by 2027. Hopefully, this would provide more options elsewhere too.
If you don't mind me asking, why is the removable battery so important? I do believe devices should be user serviceable (maybe frame.work will make a phone one day).
I'm assuming it's because as soon as the battery begins failing, you can just replaced it yourself without needing to take your phone to some store and pay extra money for the service.
Given that there was a time most phones has replaceable batteries, the above is a waste of time and money.
Some stores even ask you for your unlock code to perform some testings. Hell no.
As much as I would like a replacement battery, what makes it a need to you? With portable battery packs for charging at cheap prices I always have a couple of full charges just a plug away. I understand that may not be viable for some, so I'm just curious why that's a deal breaker.