As someone whose rooted phones for a decade, this is the smart answer. OR a One Plus phone, because they support nearly all their current and old phones back a couple years. I would honestly suggest the Nord N10 5G as their latest cheaper phone of the 2020's or the 8T/Plus/Pro for a flagship. They're all root-able, and XDA supports the latest android OS with nightlies.
As someone whose rooted phones for a decade, this is the smart answer. OR a One Plus phone, because they support nearly all their current and old phones back a couple years. I would honestly suggest the Nord N10 5G as their latest cheaper phone of the 2020's or the 8T/Plus/Pro for a flagship. They're all root-able, and XDA supports the latest android OS with nightlies.