I'm still clutching my original iPhone SE (2016) for that very reason, plus the stupid placement of the side/Siri/sleep button directly across from the landscape camera shutter. I traded my iPhone 6 and paid cash for the SE as fast as I could.
It's the last best iPhone design they ever made. Squared edges I can grip, lays flat, stands horizontally on the SIM tray side or vertically. I use all those orientations for photos. Takes 4k video if I want it (I don't). Low light is tough, I admit. However, it fits comfortably in my pocket.
Had the 12 mini or 13 mini fixed those two items, I'd have bought one of the two on their launch day. Nope. Still holding out. I don't want a case, because I don't need a case. I don't fall victim to the mental abuse psychology of case manufacturers. They try to trick you into thinking you're more stupid than you really are, then say they're the only ones who can help you. My 2016 SE only has wear and tear scuffs, not dings and scratches, and the rose gold is quite beautiful.
Yep, I'm maxed out on iOS software, too. My Apple Watch is effectively dead (series 3, with hairline fracture around the screen so it no longer responds to touch input). However. "No new iPhone means no new Watch."
Surely Apple's iCloud server side stats can see what device I have. Perhaps no one is paying any attention to the "4% - Other" category.