Are you buggin?! You are holding on to a dinosaur design. Those huge bezels are just not practical in today’s standard of 0 bezels. Everyone whines about Touch ID being so great- Face ID is so much better. Fingerprint scanners aren’t effective with cuts, dry skin, wet hands, lotion, etc. Face ID learns your face over time, you forget its even there because it works that well.
The 12 is classic reminiscent of the iPhone 4 and 5 which that was the most iconic iPhones ever.