A wide range of new handsets and tablets will get a taste of the new OS flavor

Nov 5, 2011 17:01 GMT  ·  By

Google has already made official a new flavor of Android, the one that will become available with the new Galaxy Nexus smartphone, and handset vendors around the world have already started to commit to the delivery of software updates for their devices.

Companies like Asus, HTC, LG, Motorola or Samsung have issued official statements on the new Android OS flavor, confirming or denying rumors that their devices will get a taste of the new platform release.

Asus, for example, has confirmed that they are planning the release of this OS upgrade for some of their devices, though no specific release date on the matter was made available.

HTC is another mobile phone maker who said that it is currently looking into Ice Cream Sandwich to determine which devices can taste the update. For the time being, HTC Rezound at Verizon and AT&T's HTC Vivid have been confirmed to get a taste of Ice Cream Sandwich.

“We are excited about the latest update for Android, Ice Cream Sandwich, and are currently reviewing its features and functionality to determine our upgrade plans,” the handset vendor stated, according to AndroidGuys.

“While our goal is to upgrade as many of our recent devices as possible, we are committed to maintaining every phone's performance and usability first. Please stay tuned for more updates on specific device upgrade plans.”

LG said not to long ago that they are reviewing the new Android flavor to come up with updates for their high-end devices.

“LG is currently in the process of planning the Ice Cream Sandwich OS update for the LG Optimus 2X as well as other LG high-end smartphones,” the company announced.

Meizu is another company which promised OS upgrades for its users, and Motorola made a similar step, at least when it came to some of its smartphones.

“We've confirmed that DROID RAZR/ Motorola RAZR, DROID BIONIC, and Motorola XOOM (all editions) will get an upgrade to ICS... we have not confirmed any devices will not get ICS,” Motorola's statement reads.

Samsung said soon after the unveiling of Ice Cream Sandwich that they will release a software update for some of their Galaxy devices, both smartphones and tablets, and has yet to confirm the upgrade for other handsets.

Also, Sony Ericsson confirmed that this year's Xperia phones are set to get a taste of Ice Cream Sandwich as soon as Google makes it available for the vendor.

“Sony Ericsson is currently rolling out the upgrade to Gingerbread 2.3.4 across its entire 2011 Xperia smartphone portfolio. Beyond Gingerbread 2.3.4, we plan to upgrade our 2011 Xperia smartphone portfolio to the next Android platform made available to us,” the company said.