i use both note 8 and s8 and s series recieves beta updates as well as it recieves any upgrade at the first place than note series as S series gets launched before the note series😉
Thanks for reaching out to the Samsung support communities! We do apologize for the inconvenience caused to you due to delay in the release of Oreo OS for your device. Samsung constantly works towards bringing-out the best updates and incorporating the latest technology along with great features. We at Samsung, ensure that Android OS update which is launched, is bug free and is compatible with current running apps in the marketplace before they are available to our end users. The availability of the update would be notified to you via FOTA notification (settings> software update>Enable automatic download updates).
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