HTC Desire HD will receive Android 2.3 Gingerbread in Q1 2011

HTC Desire HDSome great news for all HTC Desire HD owners have been recently announced by HTC. The HTC Desire HD will finally receive the Android 2.3 Gingerbread in the first quarter next year.

The first Desire HD devices to get the Android 2.3 update will be the ones in Korea, at the local carrier KT. So far, the official smartphone with Android 2.3 OS is the Samsung Nexus S.

Compared to Froyo, the Android 2.3 Gingerbread has improved the User Interface (UI) efficiency, but also the app and power management.

Update March 29: Another source has just mentioned that the update will be available in the early April.

Update May 4: Android 2.3 officially released

[via aving]