As someone who bought one for ARkit stuff, I was ready to have all the complaints you mention, but honestly they haven't turned out to be true for me. FaceID is

As someone who bought one for ARkit stuff, I was ready to have all the complaints you mention, but honestly they haven't turned out to be true for me. FaceID is more reliable than touch ID, and only 2 gestures really change. The status bar size is silly, but, the notch itself barely registers after the first few days of use.