HTC Smartphones in Line for Ice Cream Sandwich Upgrade Revealed

In an official statement posted on Facebook, Taiwanese smartphone manufacturer HTC revealed the list of phones in line for receiving an Android 4.0 aka Ice Cream Sandwich upgrade.

The company confirmed in the statement that its brand new HTC Vivid is upgradable to Ice Cream Sandwich, together with the HTC Sensation, HTC Sensation XL and HTC Sensation XE. However, owners of the devices will have to wait a little, till early 2012.

The rest of HTC smartphones which will also be getting Ice Cream Sandwich include the HTC Rezound, HTC EVO 3D, HTC EVO Design 4G and HTC Amaze 4G.

HTC earlier confirmed that at least one of those devices will receive Android 4.0 upgrade. But now the company says that it is continuing to assess its current range to see what else can handle the new OS, Slashgear reported.

According to another report by Engadget, most (if not all) of HTC high-end phones since the release of the Sensation are expected to get a taste of the latest version of Google's Android operating system.

Below is the full statement from the company:

HTC knows how excited our fans are to get their hands on Google's latest version of Android, Ice Cream Sandwich, so we're thrilled today to announce the first wave of HTC phones that will receive upgrades: We can confirm the brand new HTC Vivid is upgradeable to Ice Cream Sandwich. In addition, Ice Cream Sandwich is coming in early 2012 to a variety of devices including the HTC Sensation, HTC Sensation XL and HTC Sensation XE, as well as the HTC Rezound, HTC EVO 3D, HTC EVO Design 4G and HTC Amaze 4G through close integration with our carrier partners. We're continuing to assess our product portfolio, so stay tuned for more updates on device upgrades, timing and other details about HTC and Ice Cream Sandwich.