I've switched to SE 2022 and it's "okayish". Much worse experience but good enough to get by and is reasonably priced. The mini model is another option, but is worse (no fingerprint, no button, notch...) and simply too expensive. The only plus of the mini model is the size, which is still worse than the original SE.
I personally love the mini. Its size is perfect. For me Face ID is much better than Touch ID and I don’t mind the notch. Bigger downside for me is battery life but I think it compares with the SE.
To be honest, my favourite model was 4s ;)