alt Hacker NewsAfter using Android for like a decade, I eventually succumbed and got a iPhone 12 Mini (back when it was new). I still miss the ability of turning off animations as I could do on Android, and I'm 110% my current phone would feel 200% faster if I could just turn off every damn animation that just exists to exists. I'd much rather have a second to process if that's needed (which I don't think it is), than being slowed down by one second every time an app changes the page, everything feels like molasses when you navigate around.
Try "reduce motion"? It's not quite the same thing (prefers cross-fades in many cases), but it might help. Anecdotally some things are noticeably faster, and not having them swing around before settling lets me get a read on their location faster.