I've been using Samsung phones since I think the Galaxy S2. Currently, I have an S20+ which I got a few years ago when the S20 was the flagship. Usually I might get a slightly older model but in this case the deal was buy one get one free. It was really my wife that needed the new phone at the time but it just seemed like the best deal at the time so I got a new phone too.
Generally, I've been happy with Samsung. The S20+ still has an micro SD slot which I like. That lack of that slot was one of the reasons I didn't consider the Pixel in the past but it seems all major phones have dropped these now. I'm not sure how much longer I'll hang on to this one. Battery life is still ok but the charging port no longer works...I have to charge wirelessly. Fortunately, the SD card slot makes it easy to transfer pictures and stuff.
Oddly, there are three Samsung phones in the house that all developed this problem around the same time. Two S20+ phones (mine and my wife's) and a slightly older Note 9 that was my previous phone. Maybe there was a bad cable that got plugged into all of them at some point...that's the only thing that really makes sense to me anyway.
That could be about the cable. I know that in the past there were specific cables you couldn't use with certain devices. I think it was more the high end Chromebooks, but it could carry over to phones too I guess. I feel like my wife does nothing but complain about her S21+. I'm sure it's just me thinking that since I am the one who picked it out for her. I am overly sensitive about it.