Earlier this year, Samsung unveiled its Galaxy S9 lineup, which arrived with powerful specs. With that, the previous models ended up getting old. The novelty of the time is that Samsung announced through a publication on its official blog that it is ending support for the Galaxy S6 line.
As per disclosure, the Galaxy S6, S6 Edge and S6 Edge Plus will no longer receive system updates. The devices were launched in 2015 and since then they have been getting updates with new versions of Android and security packages. However, just three years later the company decided to finalize updates to the models.
Samsung also released two lists with all the company's devices that will still receive updates. Check the lists:
Smartphones with monthly updates
- Linha Galaxy S (S9, S9+, S8, S8+, S8 Active, S7, S7 edge, S7 Active)
- Galaxy Note Line (Note 8, Note 5)
- Galaxy A Line (A5 (2016), A5 (2017), A8 (2018))
Smartphones with quarterly updates
- Galaxy A3 (2017), Galaxy A7 (2017)
- Galaxy J1 Mini, Galaxy J1 Mini Prime
- Galaxy J2 (2016), Galaxy J5 (2016), Galaxy J7 (2016)
- Galaxy J3 Pro, Galaxy J3 Pop, Galaxy J7 Pop
- Galaxy J3 (2017), Galaxy J5 (2017), Galaxy J7 (2017), Galaxy J7 Max, Galaxy J7 Neo
- Galaxy A8 + (2018), Galaxy J2 (2018)
- Galaxy Tab S2 L Refresh, Galaxy Tab S2 S Refresh
- Galaxy Tab S3 9.7, Galaxy Tab Active2, Galaxy Tab 10.1 (2016)
- Notes FE
Learn more about Samsung releases:
Samsung Galaxy S9 datasheet
- Screen size: 5,8 inches
- Screen resolution: QuadHD+ (2960 × 1440 pixels)
- Display Panel: Super AMOLED
- Main camera: 12 MP and variable aperture (f/1.5-2.4)
- Front camera (selfie): 8 MP and f/1.7
- System: Android 8 Oreo
- Processor: Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 (8 cores)
- Memory RAM: 4 GB
- Storage (internal memory): 64GB, 128GB or 256GB
- MicroSD card: compatible
- Battery Capacity: 3.000 mAh
- Dual SIM: yes (commercially called Samsung Duos)
- Telephony: LTE up to 1,2 Gb/s
- Weight: 163 grams
- Colors: black, blue, gray (reminiscent of silver) and pink (officially called "ultraviolet")
Samsung Galaxy S9 Plus datasheet
- Screen size: 6,2 inches
- Screen resolution: QuadHD+ (2960 × 1440 pixels)
- Display Panel: Super AMOLED
- Main camera (dual): 12 MP wide-angle and variable aperture (f/1.5-2.4); 12 MP and f/2.4 telephoto
- Front camera (selfie): 8 MP and f/1.7
- System: Android 8 Oreo
- Processor: Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 (8 cores)
- Memory RAM: 6 GB
- Storage (internal memory): 64GB, 128GB or 256GB
- MicroSD card: compatible
- Battery Capacity: 3.500 mAh
- Dual SIM: yes (commercially called Samsung Duos)
- Telephony: LTE up to 1,2 Gb/s
- Weight: 189 grams
- Colors: black, blue, gray (reminiscent of silver) and pink (officially called "ultraviolet")
