I’m on iPhone for a daily driver for similar reasons but considering switching to a Galaxy S9 running Lineage (to better boycott China), FWIW.

You might be better served by a Xiaomi phone. They have a very active dev community and apps and ADB tweaks that boycott the private data telemetry to China and Google are introduced and updated regularly. Or at least they were last I checked a year ago. :D

I’m particularly interested in boycotting Chinese made products to the best of my ability. That’s why I’m trying to switch off iPhone. I don’t see how a phone designed and produced in China would serve that goal.

I understand. I am simply pointing out an option for the price-sensitive folk who also don't mind going the extra mile to fight for their privacy and reduce tracking.

I personally prefer my iPhone.