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It's not a complete brick; if you give up iCloud and all associated Apple services, you can get a root shell (assuming checkra1n is unpatched on your device & iOS version) and delete the locks and end up with a phone that works fine if you can get an alternative app store on it (which you can if you're able to get a root shell in the first place)[0][1]
[0] https://github.com/FlymeDllVa/iCloud-bypass-via-USB
You can also mod an X230 or a T430 with a xx20 keyboard, which is worth it as the CPU/GPU and USB ports are all a decent upgrade. You need to flash the embedded controller though, to remap the keys - also worth it, to use a third-party battery. The process is not too difficult, you just need to compile the stuff, make a bootable flash drive, and boot from it - no soldering etc.
https://github.com/hamishcoleman/thinkpad-ec
It looks like checkra1n is more limited in that case[0][1] so I'm not sure if there are any workarounds that can get you the whole way. I would ask in their bugtracker: https://github.com/checkra1n/BugTracker
[0] https://blog.elcomsoft.com/2020/05/iphone-usb-restricted-mod...
[1] https://blog.elcomsoft.com/2020/07/checkra1n-usb-restriction...