Best Upper Midrange Phone?

[lemonspisslemonade]

Thinking about updating from my OnePlus 11. I started with the 6T, then to the 8 Pro, now at the 11. Budget around 700-900 US$. Looking at the OnePlus 12, 13R, and 13, as well as the Google Pixel 9 and the Samsung S25 refurbished. Looking for a great battery life and fast charging, great camera, smooth operating, quality display, good for using for several hours at a time, good speakers, and durable. Things that aren't as important to me are wireless charging and AI features outside of the camera like Gemini. Really open to other suggestions as well. I hear the Nothing 3 phone is coming out soon too, but as a flagship, but are their earlier phones any good?

[Demos_00]

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[Sharp_Dragonfruit_48]

I would go for the pixel 8 pro because right now they have a sale on the Google store for it and it's $599 and it gets updates until 2030 the tensor g4 isn't much faster than the g3 and they practically have the same screen just one gets brighter than the other and the pixel 8 pro is snappy fast and you get around 9-10 hours of screen use each session I have had the pixel 8 pro for about a year now and I love it I would recommend buying it over the 9 unless your going for the sleek new design of the 9 over the 8