Is the Samsung Galaxy A80 still supported?
End-of-support date: May 2023.
Support ended
Our estimateMay 2023
Source: Samsung's official policy · verified 2026-06-12
What it means now that support ends
- 🔓 Security risk grows monthly. New vulnerabilities are discovered constantly; on an unsupported phone they are never fixed. Banking, payments, email, and password apps become progressively riskier.
- 📱 Apps drop off. Developers raise their minimum OS requirements over time — first you lose updates to apps, then the apps themselves.
- 💸 Resale value falls fast.The market prices support: once a phone leaves a manufacturer's update list, its used value drops sharply and keeps falling.
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More questions about the Galaxy A80
How long will the Galaxy A80 get updates?
Support has ended. Samsung provided two OS upgrades (Android 9 to Android 11) and around four years of security patches, finishing near 2023.
How does the Galaxy A80's rotating camera work?
The triple rear camera slides up and flips around so the same high-quality sensors serve as the selfie camera, allowing a full-screen display with no notch or hole.
Is the Galaxy A80 a good buy today?
Mostly as a curiosity. It no longer gets updates and its mechanical camera is a long-term reliability risk.
Safer alternatives
All three carry a GREEN Safe-to-Buy badge today.
Data sources & last verified: this phone's support window comes from documented update history (estimate — see our methodology), last verified 2026-06-12. How we compute end dates.