I upgraded from a Google Pixel 5 to a 9 Pro, and the difference was immense

The Pixel 5 has always been considered the odd duck of Google's modern smartphone endeavors. Unlike its predecessors or its successors, the 5 lacked such things as a flagship-tier processor or a larger-screened variant, and it was seemingly devoid of any 'it' factor that would otherwise provide it with its own strong identity as a handset.

Source : https://www.pocket-lint.com/upgrading-to-a-new-pixel-generation/