Sorry if that came of wrong. It was a genuine question.
I don't quite know what is the alternative to putting some trust into either google devices and an OS like graphene or not owning a phone in the first place. Since I imagine if googles firmware bypasses things that every other chip manufacturer does the same.
Wouldn't that be discovered quite quickly by security folks? As in noticing stuff being send on the network that is not expected?
I'm quite sure the hardware is fine. From what I recall google phones actually have some of the best security hardware. It's one of the reasons GrapheneOS chose Nexus/Pixel phones as official base as well as the long support for those devices.
What is the alternative? Running some chinese hardware and chips? I guess iPhones would work but you have no real softwarecontrol over those.
And what do you worry about regarding the hardware if I may ask? That there is some way the hardware bypases the software running on the device and send out information?