ok, I finally found the issue.
Digging in the phone settings there's a specific setting called Private DNS.
By default it is set to Auto, supposedly encrypting the DNS. I had to set it to OFF in order for it to respect my DNS settings.
If you own a Realme phone or some variant of Chinese phone, there you have it.
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