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If you don't mind getting an older used phone, then the Samsung A52s might be a good choice.
Its, OLED, has an SD slot, and has a headphone jack.
Also, apparently Lineage OS supports this device. https://wiki.lineageos.org/devices/a52sxq/
The other option is to get another Pixel and install Graphese. Though they don't come with an SD slot.
So far this is the only thing I can actually find, so it might have to be what I go with if I insist on not getting a Pixel again. My last Samsung was a pain to flash, but I've heard that Odin is a thing of the past so hopefully it'll be easier this time.
Don't buy Exyonos phones. They are full of weird incompatibilities and quirks. I've returned my A52 because once someone sent me a movie from their phone and I couldn't play it because the hardware didn't support some obvious codec.
The S10 line of phones might be something to look for as well. They do have a headphone jack and a SD card slot.
if they're getting an S10, they should not get a US or Exynos chip versions. The US versions are bootloader locked and can't be unlocked and the exynos version are bad perfomance wise. If they can get their hands on Chinese or Hong Kong released versions, those have snapdragon chips and can be unlocked.
Hm, that would probably be a challenge, might not be worth it.
I'm using an S10e with the Exynos chip since recently, and I think it runs great. The problem is that I was coming from a 5 and a half year old Huawei phone, and most phones offer a better experience than that so I'm not sure if I can really give a good performance estimate.