Ideas for ~£400

[R.C.Anderson]

Both myself & my wife are after new phones (I'm on a P20 Pro, she's on a P30 Pro). Around the £400 (each) mark seems reasonable to spend, but we're not sure what to go for, any suggestions?

We're not gamers on them, so this doesn't matter
Need a decent camera (got a little one, so quick snaps are a must & the main reason my wife wants to get rid of the P30 Pro).
Around a similar size to the P20 Pro/P30 Pro, we're not a fan of the almost tablet phones
Android only
We're open to refurbs etc if they're decent & gets us something a lot better and/or a lot cheaper.

 

[R.C.Anderson]

I've been tempted by the current offers on the S24, as it can be had for ~£400 (as samsung have £200 cashback on it), but the samsung bloat is one of the main things putting me off. My last samsung was an S3, and my Wife had an S8, since then we've both had other brands. They weren't great for bloat from then & from what I've read, it's pretty much only got worse.

A Pixel8/9 at that sort of price would probably be ideal tbh, I just need to keep an eye out for a decent offer on them.