Wide Variety of Android Phones Getting 2.1 Update [Droid, CLIQ, Hero All Among Phones Getting The Coveted 2.1 Update]

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AndroidandMe has released a new report detailing what phones will get the prized Android 2.1 update and when those owners can expect it. Android 2.1, the latest version of the popular mobile OS was launched with Google’s flagship Nexus One phone earlier this year. According to Google, it’s up to the individual phone manufacturers and telcom providers to decide if they’re going up OTA update to 2.1

Android 2.1 is bringing a ton of new features to the platform, including full multi-touch, support for Flash 10.1, support for Google Buzz, multi-accounts, as well as all the features of stock Android 2.0. Obviously, the big draw here is the multi-touch.

AndroidandMe notes that the original Android roadmap revealed at the CTIA conference said that we could expect Android 2.1 in Q2 2010, but it seems that the new 2.1 is being fast tracked out to all providers and phones as soon as they want them. Motorola CLIQ users on T-Mobile can expect the Android 2.1 update sometime in March, as can HTC Hero users.

The Motorola Droid, the first non-Nexus One phone that was reportedly supposed to get the Android 2.1 update, could see the jump to Android 2.1 anytime in the next week. Our friends at Sony Ericsson confirmed that the new Xperia X10 will get an Android update prior to release, but they haven’t confirmed if it will be Android 2.0 or 2.1

Unfortunately, T-Mobile G1 owners might be left out in the cold. The first Android phone doesn’t have much storage space, and many in the internet speculate there is no way the 2.1 update could be applied to the phone’s meek 256MB of flash memory.