You should know that Apple has not discontinued OS support on the iPhone SE 2016 yet. It can't run iOS 16 or newer, but it's still getting updates for apps and security on iOS 15 today.
But if you just want a newer iPhone without gimmicks and you're okay with no headphone jack, the new SE is great.
People actually pay $1000 for Apple iPhones?
Everyone sees the value of objects differently.