Google force Samsung to add google apps. Since Samsung uses android and rely on Google ,they have do that and that's why you can see google folder when you set up a new phone on home screen.
I feel the pain as I had s20plus before a month. I have to carry a powerbank always with me.Now switching to s23 ultra, things changed. Best battery life. Thanks to snapdragon 8 gen2.Requesting samsung not to bring back exynos.