SoC is a nothing burger plus we are sticking with the same line of modems that are famous for connectivity issues and excessive power consumption on American carriers (I’ve personally had these issues that led me to sell my 8 Pro).
Not only is this disappointing news, but I struggle to call the device a flagship phone, and it’s not even properly released yet. It is so far behind in the hardware department. As far as I’m concerned, they re-released the Pixel 8. What Pixel 9?