I picked the Sony Xperia 1v because:

• 71mm width (similar to pixel 8)
• Flagship specs (*for 2023 - Snapdragon 8 gen2 / 12gb)
• not Google Samsung or Apple
• little to no bloatware
• Decent cameras
• SD card expandable
• Headphone jack 3.5mm (though I haven’t used it yet)
• No glass back (and solid build quality allround)
• LineageOS support (for when vendor support runs out)
• I got a good refurb deal in 2024

I was considering a Zenphone 10 or Xperia 5 v - mainly for size and brand reasons as above - when i found this for £650