My only recommendation, or "be aware of" if you prefer, is to be ready to enable 2FA, i.e. give your phone number to Apple. I have a friend who's insisting not

My only recommendation, or "be aware of" if you prefer, is to be ready to enable 2FA, i.e. give your phone number to Apple. I have a friend who's insisting not to do that and his life is miserable. Too many of the Apple basic features/services today require 2FA. If that's a deal breaker, I'd highly recommend to not go for an iphone.