The Google Pixel 8 has the best software support out of any Android, barring relatively rare devices like the Fairphone. It will receive updates for 7 years and Google will ensure that there are spare parts available for that long too. And Google actually adds cool new features with its regular Pixel Feature Drops.
The Samsung Galaxy S23 FE can be had for $500, cheaper than the Pixel 8. It won't get as good software support as the Google phone, but are you really going to use the same device for 7 years? Anyway, this one also has the Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 instead of the Tensor G3 and performance gap between these two is small to negligible. The Pixel has better battery life, while the Galaxy packs a real tele camera (only 3x, but still).
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