14 DAY TRIAL // For many people out there, Samsung’s Galaxy S8 represented quite a design revolution, as it was the first modern smartphone to drop the home button and go for gesture-based navigation.
It was a model that significantly increased the available screen estate by using smaller bezels, and thanks to Samsung’s high-quality screens, the Galaxy S8 was a model that totally impressed everybody.
But at the end of the day, the S8 and the S8+ are two models that got to see the daylight no less than four years ago, and while Samsung has struggled to continue supporting this model with biannual updates, it’s now the time to completely give up on this model.
So Samsung has officially dropped support for the standard Galaxy S8 lineup, with the April 2021 security patch currently the last update available for the device.
On the other hand, both the Galaxy S8 Lite and the Galaxy S8 Active are still being supported, so if you use one of the two, you can continue using it with the same biannual updates as before.
Full focus on foldables
For Samsung, this is a decision that just makes sense, as the company is now betting big on new-generation devices.
The “new” Samsung is fully committed to foldables, as the South Koreans want to spearhead the push to this new form factor in the mobile industry.
“True to our heritage of staying ahead of the curve with trailblazing mobile tech, we’ll be expanding our portfolio of foldables, so this groundbreaking category is more accessible to everyone,” Dr. TM Roh President & Head of Mobile Communications Business, Samsung Electronics, said a few months ago.
Samsung is now projected to take the wraps off new foldable devices as soon as June or July, including possibly a cheaper model aimed at the masses.