Ahh yeah makes sense. I wish it was closer to being the OnePlus5T range of being $500-600USD vs what its priced at. Then it's a no brainer to purchase but now being so expensive and untested on US LTE bands its too risky (and our government says not to by Huawei for national security reasons).
I don’t think the government says not to buy huawei phones. They are more worried about routers and back end telecommunication equipment, which is their main market.