I recently upgraded my device at a Verizon store. An actual store not one opened by someone else. I did some research online and had it widdled down to 2 choices. When I went into the store and spoke to the employee I asked some follow up questions. The answer I was given was that the phones processing power were the same. The battery was a little better on one of the devices the galaxy s24+ but the camera was way better on the pixel8 pro. So I went with the pixel 8 and boy do I regret it. This phone couldn't even keep up with my son's galaxy s22 ultra. Or my wife's galaxy fold. I feel like if you work at a phone store you should be able to discern the differences and give an educated contrast between them. I wasn't looking for the decision to be made for me but I wanted knowledge that they should have had.