Trying to find my next phone

Current Pixel user, former Samsung user. I like Pixel's clean version of Android above the bloated version of Samsung, but I'd rather something in between. I do not like how Pixel over processes photos even though it is such a good camera. Everyone I know has iPhone or Samsung and I like being in the niche. I'm kind of interested in Chinese phones, but am in the US so Huawei is off the table, I think. I want a flagship. It will be a year or two until I switch, but I want to do my research because you never know what life has in store.

ETA: I like a large phone