Will your phone survive to see 7 years of updates? I used the Galaxy S8 to find out

Hadlee Simons / Android Authority Samsung and Google made headlines last year when they announced that their flagship Android phones would both get seven years of updates. That would be a monumental achievement if they can pull it off, but will your phone even last that long? To test this theory, I decided to go back to my seven-year-old Samsung Galaxy S8 and use it for a week. I wanted to see whether it still held up after all that time and what it felt like to use a phone that old. Here’s what I discovered and how that went. Do you plan to keep your current phone for very long? 471 votes Yes, for five years or more 36 % Yes, for three or four years 37 % No, I upgrade every two years or so 16 % No, I upgrade every year 5 % My current phone is at least five years old 5 % Is this seven-year-old phone still ready to go in 2025? Hadlee Simons / Android Authority One stumbling block to keeping a phone for seven years is durability. There’s a good chance your phone’s screen will be sm ... Read full article.