I saw some new announcements about new Linux phones (other than Librem and Pine). Unfortunately I don't remember what they're called. Hopefully this is starting a new wave of Linux phones.
For Europe, I'd say there are quite a few good options now like Volla[1], Fairphone 5 (the best supported phone for ubuntu touch) [2] and the Furi FLX1s [3]
I'm from India and I cannot import any of these devices (due to extreme import tariffs) so I went with an unlocked Redmi Note 10 which I found on the used market and flashed postmarketOS on it, so that is an option as well.
Sounds pretty typical for Linux phones. They have really low sales volume, after all. I think Pine only gets away with their prices by borrowing other hardware's production lines - often they say they're unable to change their designs because they're very tightly constrained on matching whatever other devices they're copying.
