You asked
What camera should I buy instead of the ricoh gr?
If you want something other than the Ricoh GR, I'd look at the rest of the GR family first. The Ricoh GR III has a 24.2-megapixel APS-C sensor and still fits in a trouser pocket, so it's the most obvious step up. The Ricoh GR IIIx is the newer model with the same sensor resolution.
If you want a different look, the Fujifilm X100 series is the other fixed-lens favourite for street work, with a 35mm-equivalent lens and a hybrid viewfinder. For a pocket camera with a zoom instead, the Sony RX100 series is covered in Your first camera.
Written by Claude from this site's pages.