What smart cell phone can you buy that has absolutely nothing to do with Google?
Any smartphone that runs Android will also run any of several varieties of Linux specifically designed for smartphones. It might not be quite as slick, but you won’t be tied down by “we’re not evil” Google.
I have a Nokia 928 Windows phone and love it. Great pictures (Carl Zeiss lens). I don’t recall the newer model # but it supposedly has an even better lens. I was going to buy a new camera, but don’t need to now.