It seems that Motorola has very carefully picked the launch markets for the Moto One Hyper - the US, Brazil and (soon) the UK. Spotty support for LTE bands along with import fees keeps the competitive Chinese brands out of those markets, which changes the value-for-money equation. The Hyper costs $400 - the same as a Pixel 3a (sans discounts). However, you're getting a larger screen (by about 30%), a newer chipset (Snapdragon 675 vs. 670), more storage out of the box and a microSD card slot to boot. The battery is larger (4,000mAh vs. 3,000mAh) and charges much faster (45W vs....
Source: https://www.gsmarena.com/weekly_poll_results_the_motorola_one_hyper_will_do_fine_in_the_right_markets-news-40546.php
