The Ice Cream Sandwich is out with the Samsung Galaxy Nexus and so we have the quick go through the Android 4.0. Ice Cream Sandwich Android 4.0 introduce some of the interesting features sufficient enough to tempt users to go with the update to their existing mobile phones. We have also gone through on download Roboto font of ICS to your phone, ICS theme & wallpapers & other features to experience ICS on your existing phone.
We have also covered guide on can you upgrade your phone to ICS 4.0 or not! and we saw a good response from the consumers asking whether their mobile phone will get the ICS update or not. We had provided hardware requirements to qualify for ICS but still to make it clear, we have put together all the mobile phones expected to get ICS along with the phones which has got ICS confirmation and approximate date when will they get the update.
Here is the list of phones & tablets with relevant details from the Samsung Electronics –
| Samsung | ICS Confirmation | Availability |
| Galaxy Nexus | By Default | By Default |
| Galaxy Note | Yes | Q1 2012 |
| Galaxy S II | Yes | Q1 2012 |
| Galaxy S II LTE | Yes | Q1 2012 |
| Galaxy S II Skyrocket | Yes | Q1 2012 |
| Galaxy Nexus S | Yes | Q1 2012 |
| Galaxy R | Yes | Q1 2012 |
| Galaxy S | Willn’t get ICS Update | X |
| Galaxy S Plus | Willn’t get ICS Update | X |
| Galaxy Tab 10.1 | Yes | Q1 2012 |
| Galaxy Tab 8.9 | Yes | Q1 2012 |
| Galaxy Tab 7.7 | Yes | Q1 2012 |
| Galaxy Tab 7.0 Plus | Yes | Q1 2012 |
| Galaxy SL I9003 | Willn’t get ICS Update | X |
| Galaxy Ace | Willn’t get ICS Update | X |
The following are the HTC high-end smartphones. HTC has confirmed that Rezound and Vivid will get the Ice Cream Sandwich but HTC Google Nexus One willn’t get any such update, which is for sure.
| HTC | ICS Confirmation | Availability |
| Sensation | Confirmed | January 2012 |
| Amaze 4G | Confirmed | January 2012 |
| EVO 3D | Confirmed | December 2011 |
| Mytouch 4G | Confirmed | March 2011 |
| Sensation XE | Confirmed | January 2012 |
| Sensation XL | Confirmed | January 2012 |
| Rezound | Confirmed | January 2012 |
| Thunderbolt | Confirmed | Q1 2012 |
| Flyer | No Confirmation yet | – |
| Rhyme | No Confirmation yet | – |
| EVO Design 4G | Confirmed | January 2012 |
| Incredible S | No Confirmation yet | – |
| Desire S | No Confirmation yet | – |
| Wildfire S | No Confirmation yet | – |
| Vivid | Confirmed | January 2012 |
| Salsa | No Confirmation yet | – |
| Chacha | No Confirmation yet | – |
| Desire HD | No Confirmation yet | – |
| Desire Z | No Confirmation yet | – |
| Desire | No Confirmation yet | – |
| Google Nexus One | Willn’t get ICS Update | – |
The following are the Motorola high-end smartphones which we expect may get ICS update –
| Motorola | ICS Confirmation | Availability |
| Razr | Confirmed | January 2012 |
| Droid Razr | Confirmed | January 2012 |
| Xoom 2 | Received | January 18, 2012 |
| Xoom 2 Media Edition | Confirmed | December 2011 |
| Xoom Family Edition | Confirmed | January 2011 |
| Xoom | Received | January 18, 2012 |
| Atrix | No Confirmation | – |
| Defy | No Confirmation | – |
| Defy+ | No Confirmation | – |
| Droid Bionic | Confirmed | Q1 2012 |
The following is the Sony Ericsson Xperia family phones. Sony has strongly confirmed that all the phones in the Xperia family will get the Ice Cream Sandwich update but they didn’t speak further when exactly these updates would be making available.
| Sony Ericsson | ICS Confirmation | Availability |
| Xperia Arc | Confirmed | March 2012 |
| Xperia Arc S | Confirmed | March 2012 |
| Xperia Ray | Confirmed | March 2012 |
| Xperia Neo | Confirmed | March 2012 |
| Xperia Neo V | Confirmed | March 2012 |
| Xperia Active | Confirmed | March 2012 |
| Xperia S | Confirmed | April 2012 |
| Xperia Pro | Confirmed | March 2012 |
| Xperia Play | Confirmed | March 2012 |
| Xperia Mini | Confirmed | March 2012 |
| Xperia Mini Pro | Confirmed | March 2012 |
From the manufacturers of LG Electronics, they have confirmed that most of the Optimus phones will get Ice Cream Sandwich update.
| LG | ICS Confirmation | Availability |
| Optimus 2X | Confirmed | Q2 2012 |
| Optimus 3D | Confirmed | Q3 2012 |
| Optimus Sol | Confirmed | Q2 2012 |
| MyTouch Q | Confirmed | Q2 2012 |
| Eclipse | Confirmed | Q2 2012 |
| Optimus Black | Confirmed | Q3 2012 |
| Optimus Pad | No Info Yet | No ETA |
| Optimus LTE | Confirmed | Q1 2012 |
The following phones and tablets from the manufacturers of Asus will get the ICS update. Infact Asus Padfone was the first phone tablet combo which was announced with Ice Cream Sandwich very much early before the Galaxy Nexus phone was announced.
| Asus | ICS Confirmation | Availability |
| Padfone | Yes, By Default | – |
| Eee Transformer | Confirmed | Q1 2012 |
| EEE Pad Slider SL101 | Confirmed | Q1 2012 |
| Transformer Prime TF201 | Received | January 20, 2012 |
Here are the other manufacturers who have promised for Ice Cream Sandwich update and we think they will get ICS update –
| Other Phones | ICS Confirmation | Availability |
| Meizu M8 | Yes | Q1 2012 |
| Meizu M9 | Yes | Q1 2012 |
| Notion Ink Adam Tablet | Confirmed | Q1 2012 |
| ZTE Smart Tab V71A | Yes | Q1 2012 |
Last Updated : 8 March 2012
NO ETA means – No Estimated Time of Arrival
Sources are based on the official announcement of the respective phone manufacturers.
We will update this list, as we get the confirmation or any update on exactly when any of the mobile phone gets ICS update. You can bookmark this page by pressing (CTRL + D button) and visit back anytime.
