I think the iPhone is probably the next best choice.
Asus is minimal bloat, great near stock experience but lacking on updates. They seem to align with Motorola on this aspect as well unfortunately.
I know many Chinese phones get hate and are not of interest however there is a caveat to that in my opinion.
OnePlus offers great user experience with OxygenOS and feels close to stock android with bloat ware that is removable. They have been supported by lineageos on older models and the global version is NOT the same as the Chinese version.
OnePlus has been audited on both Chinese and global versions with the Chinese variant being very intrusive while the global did not have the same response. OnePlus 13 offers 5 years OS updates and 6 years security updates.