mid range upgrade

[kcihtred2]

So my OP3T battery is finally degrading to the point I want to upgrade. I look around for $400-500 mid-range phones and the only one I see is the Pixel 3a XL. The only thing I don't like is the fingerprint on the back
I need a headphone jack and a large battery and large screen. I'd rather have the fingerprint on the front.

Am I overlooking any phones?

[kcihtred2]

1 hour ago, huilun02 said:

Based on what you wrote, the Pixel 3a is the worst thing you could possibly get...

 

Consider these:

Xiaomi Mi 9T (also known as K20)

Oppo Reno Z

Realme X

Samsung A50 or A70

 

They all sport an in-display fingerprint reader, large battery that is actually large, and audio jack.

The Xiaomi Mi 9T looks interesting as I can get it from bh photo and use 5% back via PayPal with discover card.

I've been on oneplus since the op1. I really liked the vanilla look. The lack of an app drawer seems to be my biggest gripe. It I throw nova launcher and such at it... Should be vanilla looking without needing to root?