The Android phone maker has announced that its standard HTC Sensation and the Sensation XL and XE updates will be part of the “first wave” of its phones to receive the Android 4.0 “Ice Cream Sandwich” update, with a vague launch date of “earl 2012″ attached to the OS upgrade’s launch.
No other phones are mentioned, apart from the EVO 3D and a stack of US handsets. Here’s the full thing from HTC:
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.
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.
Great news about it coming to the Standard HTC Sensation, but you’d think HTC would make a bit more of an effort to keep older users onside, rather than just using the Android 4.0 announcement as an excuse to help flog its current line up of phones.
The Panasonic Eluga marks the company’s return to the European mobile phone scene years after several years of absence, and it’s come back to us with a moderately high-spec Android model that features a rather stylish, slim case.
The HTC One V is HTC’s third entry in its high-profile new HTC One range, offering a smaller 3.7″ display running on a single-core 1GHz processor. It is is very much the “affordable” option in HTC’s newest Android series, but…
The HTC One S is the piggy in the middle of HTC’s 2012 line-up, offering a 4.3″ AMOLED display inside a very slim and stylish aluminium chassis. The end result is a phone that’s very, very slim and stylish.
HTC’s new quad-core monster, the 4.7″ flagship for 2012 that introduces the Tegra 3 processor to mobile phones, updates HTC’s range to Android 4.0 and brings us the supposedly streamlined version 4.0 of HTC’s Sense user interface.
Sony returns with an all-new mobile design for 2012, pairing a dual-core processor with a 720p display. It’s a lovely phone, but is it enough to end our Samsung and HTC obsession?
LG’s updated Prada phone comes with an absolutely crazy black & white theme, but is it just for fashionable suit wearers who want to make themselves look a bit more interesting?
Tafkawac
/ November 7, 2011I bet HTC don’t come out if this smelling of roses.
What’s the odds in the Desire HD never seeing ICS?
Alexander
/ November 7, 2011Great news for the owners of those phones… But I’m disappointed that my Incredible S won’t get anything :((( At least in the nearest future…
Stephen
/ November 7, 2011I’d be surprised if HTC didnt do the DHD, especially after having signed up to Google’s 18 month updates policy.
However, having been at the end of their Hero 2.1 and Desire 2.3 fiascos they are clearly capable of anything/nothing, whatever the most accurate is ;)
Peter
/ November 7, 2011I’m surprised people seem to put any faith into the 18 month update policy. So far all I have seen to prove its existence is a couple of headlines around Google IO.
Binky
/ November 7, 2011I like seeing the HTC Wildfire users asking when they’ll get the update. Poor chaps.
rowan
/ November 26, 2011I loled
edhe
/ November 7, 2011HTC are making money hand over fist. It’s only inevitable they’ll forget about their users.
Stephen
/ November 7, 2011@ Peter
they confirmed it on their Facebook pages (HTC and HTC UK) that they will be adhering to it. If they don’t then we all know what they are like (even more than we do now)
Nathan
/ November 7, 2011Why not the Thunderbolt? I hope Verizon gets off the schneid and pushes HTC to upgrade VZ phones.
Amy
/ December 22, 2011Excited!! :D I love my XL but it needs the little upgrades.