The Pixel 7 Pro was the worst phone I've ever owned. The battery was terrible, the camera was terrible, sometimes it just wouldn't boot up, everything about it was awful. I swore an oath that I wouldn't buy a Pixel phone ever again.
I've heard that the Pixel 8 was better, but I'll never know.
Fellow P 7 Pro owner here: yeah the 8 Pro is better. Still wish I'd got something else, but at least audio through the USB-C port doesn't have a buzzing caused by the clock on the chip.
In all fairness, I did recently take a 30x zoom video of an animal using the pixel, and it got compliments specifically on the zoom capability of the phone when I shared it to the people who had been there at the time.
I've heard that the Pixel 8 was better, but I'll never know.