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I'm still using a Samsung S7 (but only for a few months more now, it needs upgrading), and it surprised me that most flagships have removed good features!
I knew about no physical nav buttons and the headphone jack, but why the SD card slot? Come on!
I have a friend that will only use a flip phone physical keyboard + smart phone features. I don't really care and miss nothing.
Notifications that don't take up a big chunk of your screen.
I remember when notifications were just little icons at the top of the screen that represented the app, not three or four lines of text, or a picture, that let everyone nearby know what it's about.
I've had times in the past where I've been playing with my kid on the phone, or reading a book or something, and a friend will message me something inappropriate. It opens on the top of my screen before I can do anything about it, and for no reason. I have to open the app anyway to see the full message.
Squeeze to activate Google Assistant, from the Pixel 2 XL (and maybe others, I don't remember)
I don't actually miss much, but I also don't really use my phone a whole lot. I have a smartphone, but it's pretty close to factory settings. I don't really install apps outside Line, I very rarely make calls on it. It probably gets used for transit directions/maps, mail, and Line 90% of the time.
Maybe not a specific feature, but I do dislike the general trend towards large and larger phones/screens. I must prefer the smaller phones we used to have; I know Apple had their smaller phone lines recently but I think they didn't do particularly well.
Fingerprint readers are a bad idea for a variety of reasons. So this does seem like a loss! What a cool concept.
Headphone jacks. My current phone has it but I'm afraid of buying a new one.
Aux ports are nice for versatility, even if I was already using wireless earphones. Along with being able to listen to FM right on your phone. It's features I don't use often, but occasionally. I wish the USB-C connector had the option with a clip. IR-blasters were useful and much fun. I never even used the actual remote to manage my LED strip.
I never realized notification lights just kind of stopped existing. But I don't miss them in light of always on displays. Under screen finger print readers is basically a dream come true. Having multiple cameras is nice. OLED screen is an absolute godsend. Overall I'm not unhappy.