How do people listen to music when doing sports? Iphones suck in this regard (you cannot run with it in your pocket or hands; and this band on your arm is just uncomfortable).
It wouldn't have to be cheap just done well.
My current "cellphone" is an 8.7" tablet. It's always in a water-proof case with straps. When I go running, I throw it on my back and have the straps just tight enough that the tablet doesn't bounce around.
I can also still manage to fit an iPhone 12 Mini comfortably in many running shorts in the small rear key pockets or back zipper pockets. Some running waistbands also work well. But it's hit and miss vs old mp3 players that weighed next to nothing.
I’d love one, but I guess having a device that isn’t a cellular tracking and surveillance is not desirable.