there is Xiaomi 12 and upcoming Pixel 8, both overal better options than everything you listed

Sony used to seriously fuck up camera if you installed custom ROM, not sure if they abandoned this user friendly practice

you forgot most importantly it’s 3 times more faultier than other brands which have 99-100% reliability, while zenfones like 96-97%, these data are publically available in european online shops

be aware that this option lowers the already low image quality

I am aware of that, but already low quality photo (compared to Pixel/iPhone) has even worse quality with this option.

yeah, great phone if you dont mind crap SoC for the price, crap camera, no 4K video, remote control aspect ratio and crap software updates

I think for that money I would rather buy Xiaomi 12 or deal with Pixel 6A size

Galaxy S21/22/23, if you dont mind shutter lag

Zenfones, if you dont mind 3 times more faulty hardware than other brands, shit software support, bad software optimization, meh camera and bad VFM

Xiaomi 12, if you dont mind MIUI or installing custom ROM

Xperia phones if you dont mind remote control aspect ratio, shit software updates, meh camera and insane price

Pixel 8 if you dont mind waiting, it should be under 70/150mm judging by display size