Yeah, I think it depends heavily on your recent experience. The Pixel 7 experience is much improved over my previous 2020 Xiaomi phone, but the SoC is only marginally better. Software optimizations and ditching MIUI seem like just as big of a factor in the improvement, if not the main factor. If I’d had another flagship in-between those devices maybe I’d find Pixel 7 performance lacking too, it’s simply the most performant smartphone I’ve used.