Why are cellphone options so limited in US?

No, because we try to lock Chinese government run companies out of the USA.

"Free market"

Cell phone providers (to manufacturers):


Cell phone manufacturers (to consumers):


Most consumers:

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I personally don't care if my phone is Chinese..

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Be careful what you wish for.
China has been called the Sleeping Giant for a reason and that giant is now fully awake and dominating the world manufacturing landscape.
China is not a free nation. They are a Communist nation run by some very bad actors who couldn't care less about human rights.
There are reasonable opinions that China might have developed and released Covid-19 by design.
The U.S. has had an ongoing trade deficit with China for many years in part due to China's manipulative trade practices.
China also is a well documented thief of technology throughout the world.
President Trump had placed tariffs on Chinese products to somewhat level the playing field.
China produces roughly half of the world's personal protective equipment (PPE) yet in Sept. of last year they were buying up PPE from international sources.
The virus escaped or was released from a government lab in Wuhan and their government remarkably was able to contain the virus within that area to the extent that the effect of Covid-19 on China has been minimal; China a nation of over a billion people and one of the most dense population on earth.
Yet they allowed international flights from Wuhan which ultimately infected the entire world creating a global economic crisis.
President Trump has since been voted out of office and China comes out spelling like a rose with glowing support from Democrats.
But yea, you personally don't care if your phone is made in Communist China which is exactly what their Communist leaders want.