Samsung's new Galaxy Note 9 is a US$1000 device but, according to DxOMark, it still fails to catch up to the significantly cheaper Huawei P20 Pro in the still photography department.
https://www.notebookcheck.net/DxOMark-The-Samsung-Galaxy-Note-9-s-cameras-are-better-than-the-Pixel-2-s-but-not-quite-as-good-as-the-Huawei-P20-Pro-s.329604.0.html