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  • The International Trade Commission has decided to ban BOE’s OLED screens from the US.
  • However, a display expert says companies like Apple and Google can still sell devices with BOE screens in the US.
  • The ruling could adversely affect the repair market, though.

The International Trade Commission (ITC) recently ruled that it would ban display maker BOE’s OLED screens from the US market. The ban, which isn’t final, could see BOE banned from the country for almost 15 years. But what does this mean for smartphone makers like Apple, Google, and others that use BOE displays?

Display analyst Ross Young noted on Twitter that the ban could have “little impact” on brands like Apple and Google as they’d still be able to sell their phones in the US. Check out the tweet below.