Definitely the pixel. The pinephone, while being a very cool piece of technology, is simply not suitable for use as a smartphone daily. Imagine telling your friends, family, or work if you're on call, that you can't join their WhatsApp, telegram or signal group/reply to their messages/recieve phone calls on certain networks/etc, because your phone can't reliably do that. Get the pixel, if you're concerned about privacy and that sort of thing install a reliable custom ROM and microg if you want to use Google apps and services (otherwise just use some FOSS alternatives).
Definitely the pixel. The pinephone, while being a very cool piece of technology, is simply not suitable for use as a smartphone daily. Imagine telling your friends, family, or work if you're on call, that you can't join their WhatsApp, telegram or signal group/reply to their messages/recieve phone calls on certain networks/etc, because your phone can't reliably do that. Get the pixel, if you're concerned about privacy and that sort of thing install a reliable custom ROM and microg if you want to use Google apps and services (otherwise just use some FOSS alternatives).