I actually just switched from a Pixel 5 to the Jelly Max last week and I’ve been pretty happy with it so far. My Pixel 5 was starting to have problems and I hate that it’s considered a “small” phone now.

My only real complaints about the Jelly Max are that the touchscreen is less sensitive, the camera is not as good, and there’s no 3.5mm jack, but they’re far from dealbreakers IMO. I haven’t noticed that it’s any worse at multitasking and I’ve read you can get better performance out of the camera with 3rd party camera apps but haven’t gotten around to figuring that out yet. It is about as heavy and twice as thick as the Pixel 5, but I personally feel like the thickness makes it a little more ergonomic to hold one-handed.

If your kids are playground aged, you probably don’t have a ton of free time/babysitter money to be doing that. You could bring the kids, but I’d rather not have my small children handling used needles and condoms (just a few of the delights I’ve found on my local playground)…