That’s actually the main issue right there.
If phones just EXIST and are used in a casual, practical way, then it’s not a problem.
But if it’s littered with tired smartphone tropes like selfies, social media obsession, ect., ect., then it’s gonna suuuuuuck...
You know what might have helped? If they made a not-phone. As in, it functions exactly like a smart phone, but doesn’t look like a human one.
Just that little bit of distance from the real world object we all have would make it not stick out so drastically.