Need a new phone

My current phone is a Samsung Galaxy Note 8 its gotten very slow, crashes, and bad screen from over use.
I haven't bought a phone since I got this in 2018 and don't know what's good or what to look for.
Will be mostly using it for work and daily gacha games/reading manga.
Clearly I don't wanna buy the newest most expensive phone and it has to work in america, but any recommendations would help

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Phone buying guide in 2022. Anything snapdragon is right out. No av1 decode. Most newer dimensity socs do av1 but dyor. Only the newest exynos socs do av1.

>inb4 i dont care about av1
Trust me. I used to have a phone that didn't do h265 decode and that shit was basically planned obsolescence.

why would you need more than h264
yea that shit is well priced and will last a while

Because the moment youtube switches encoding your phone will fucking explode

What websites require av1 decode

Wait for next year and do a trade-in for an S23 if you want a flagship. Samsung hands out bigger trade-in bonus credits when buying on release.
Allegedly Gen 2 will have av1, so Snapdragons should have a degree of futureproofing next year.

>games
Snapdragon Note20 Ultra. Nothing beats this phone in terms of sustained performance.

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Exynos 2100 and 2200, as well as Tensor 1 and 2 all have av1 decoders. Snapshit is a meme, as always.

wait for sales honestly. Every christmas stores around here will give you like 200-300 dollar gift cards and waive activation fees if you get certain phones.