The iPhone 12 was released end 2020, right before we went into the pandemic. To me it would interesting to know if you made the switch before or after Covid hit full blown (as you mention rebate, I’d assume after)

I know a lot of people who revised their relation to phone during that time (me included), and going for simpler things seemed to be a overall theme. Including those who went the other way and gave up iOS for the Pixel 4a for instance, or even some much smaller “dumber” phone.