try nothing 2a. you may be pleasantly surprised. i am using it now after 6 years on pixels and iphone se original.
please do not buy pixel. i burnt myself twice, the 3a and the 6a. both had peculiar sw bugs, lots of network and battery issues.
unfortunately even with samsung, if you dont go atleast to the flagship models, i dont feel its worth their price and one ui feels a bit clunky especially if you are coming from ios