i've found the dpad really inaccurate, and way too squishy. series x dpad is one of, if not the best on the market for my taste.
i have three PS5 controllers and the fast charging station so i can play local co-op and swap out if a controller gets low
having skipped the PS4/Xbone gen, the low battery life was really surprising to me at first. great controller overall though, probably edges out the series x for me. just not very into the dpad, but it's serviceable. always had a xbone pad for pc but use really good rechargeable AAs so hadn't really thought about the low capacity battery quality problem for in built batteries