Prrivacy is important. I kept using my Blackberry Z30 long after its demise had been signalled. I then moved to SailfishOS on a Sony XA2+, which I ran with until late 2023. Unfortunately as I get older, larger phones become less usable, and the full Sailfish experience isn't available on any truly small phones. So ... after a lot of research and with my fingers and toes crossed, I bought a Jelly Star from UniHertz and flashed it with LineageOS without Google.
It's been a revelation. The phone is superfast and very capable. Any concerns about the three inch screen size were quickly erased, and I have the convenience of a phone that fits in any pocket. Flashing a Google-less OS and using non-Google apps and services has been a good fit with the Linux environments I run everywhere else.