Agreed. I had a Nexus 6 for a couple years, and my only complaint was that it got a little slower with Android 8, but it was still quite usable.
I accidentally destroyed my phone, so I got a Moto x4 and couldn't be happier. It's faster than my Nexus 6, has way better battery life, and my only real issues are with Hearthstone (frequent disconnects, seems to be pretty common) and Smart Lock sucking, and Smart Look seems to be a common issue across Android phones (after a reboot, Smart Lock won't work if it was enabled, so disable it from Trust Agents, reboot, and reenable it and it works great again; I've run into this on Nexus 6, Pixel 2, and Pixel 3).
However, I'm trying to de-Google my life, and I don't want to run to another monster (Apple), so I'm watching the Librem 5 to see if that's an option once this phone gets long in the tooth. That being said, Android doesn't suck if you want a mainstream phone, and the Moto x4 is quite nice for how cheap it is.
I accidentally destroyed my phone, so I got a Moto x4 and couldn't be happier. It's faster than my Nexus 6, has way better battery life, and my only real issues are with Hearthstone (frequent disconnects, seems to be pretty common) and Smart Lock sucking, and Smart Look seems to be a common issue across Android phones (after a reboot, Smart Lock won't work if it was enabled, so disable it from Trust Agents, reboot, and reenable it and it works great again; I've run into this on Nexus 6, Pixel 2, and Pixel 3).
However, I'm trying to de-Google my life, and I don't want to run to another monster (Apple), so I'm watching the Librem 5 to see if that's an option once this phone gets long in the tooth. That being said, Android doesn't suck if you want a mainstream phone, and the Moto x4 is quite nice for how cheap it is.