I agree, I guess since I’m retired I’m no longer part of Apple’s sales demographic.
I’ll have a look at the 2022 SE2 if and when it arrives (depends upon the size of the screen though, I don’t want a small 4.7" screen). I am ok with the lower resolution of the Xr (doesn’t bother me) but I want something around 6" in screen size. And updated Xr with the same screen and a 2022 processor would work for an SE2 for me.
But if Apple don’t have a suitable phone in my price range in 12 months then I guess I’ll be switching to Android; Google sell their Pixel 5 at $999 AU which is good value, I don’t really want to swap away from iOS but I’ve got a budget shrug (any more than I wanted to stop using Apple laptops).
Still got my iPad I guess… unless Apple drop the entry level iPad at some point.