One of the most beloved Samsung phones will no longer be updated

A model that made the history of Samsung but also of Soultricks, which revived the fortunes of the Korean brand, is now retiring: stop with each update

The new round of security updates di Samsung but, this time, it will bring with it news that will leave a bad taste in the mouth of some users. Indeed, from the list of supported devices one of the will soon come out phones most popular of the brand.

Samsung Galaxy Note 8, That of October it is the latest update released by the production company. The next series of firmware containing the patches necessary to keep the data and information kept in the smartphones and tablets of the South Korean giant under control will no longer concern the device which, over the years, has won the hearts of many of the company's fans. The most attentive know that it is not a specific choice for this single device but a life cycle common to all that, after a few years, aims to leave behind devices deemed obsolete or unable to support the new software necessary to guarantee their integrity.

Samsung Galaxy Note 8, the last farewell

It was launched in 2017, following its predecessor Galaxy Note 7 which was little appreciated by experts and mobile phone users. With a renewed design and, above all, car's battery performance safer than the previous model (those of the Note 7 sometimes exploded), it managed to establish itself on the shelves of physical and digital stores throughout its life.

When it was launched, the smartphone of high-end of Samsung could boast as an operating system Android 7.1.1 Nougat, and several flagship features. Although the software was not as powerful as what we can now find on devices of the same level, Galaxy Note 8 could count on a level photographic sensor system, for quality shots and videos with 4K and 30fps resolution, not so common only once handful of years ago.

Samsung Galaxy Note 8, collector's item?

With the exclusion from updates, including those half-yearly, Samsung Galaxy Note 8 may soon become an object to keep and collect. However, it must be remembered that, apart from updates, the phone will continue to perform its tasks normal functions, albeit with some difficulty and more risk for what is saved in it.

So better switch to one new device? It could certainly be the right time and not only for the Note 8. In fact, it is not the only device that has slipped out of the group of updates: with it, Samsung has also "abandoned" the tablet A Galaxy Tab, produced in the same year, and moved to the list of updates that occur every six months for the Galaxy A90, M10S, M30S smartphones and the Galaxy Tab S6 tablet, giving way for them too to say goodbye.