Chinese underdogs Meizu are set to release their flagship for the year next month. The Meizu 16s is expected to feature a Snapdragon 855, 6 GB of RAM, 128 GB of storage, and a 48 MP camera. It will also ignore the punch-hole, notch, and slider in favor of incredibly slim bezels. Most importantly, it will cost under US$500.
https://www.notebookcheck.net/The-Meizu-16s-is-coming-and-we-re-pretty-excited-about-it.412489.0.html
Speaking of promising upcoming chinese phones, new ZTE Axon 10 pro 5G is also worth mentioning.