Just don't sign up for Google account and you don't get Google apps. Your phone is not as usable as it is with Google but it does work as a phone. Can you use

Just don't sign up for Google account and you don't get Google apps. Your phone is not as usable as it is with Google but it does work as a phone. Can you use iPhone without App Store and Apple account? I know Google collects data on their users but so does Apple, probably more so now that they are pivoting to services as the main focus. Apple just gets the free pass from their users because they haven't used the collected info so far. But it IS just a matter of time before they start and then all their users will experience the power of that fully operational battle station.