90% of all droids are now on 2.1+, Froyo reaches 57.6%

Google published their monthly report on the Android platform versions distribution and revealed that 90% of all droids now run 2.1 Eclair or later. January saw 2.2 Froyo rise to 57.6%, while 2.3 Gingerbread still struggles to make an impact.

Compared to December, Froyo gained another 5.8% of market share, which also makes it the currently fastest growing version. The Google Nexus S-exclusive Gingerbread doubled its market share, but that only took the OS version up to a share of 0.8%.

It was Android 2.1 Eclair that took the biggest hit in the first month of 2011, slipping by 3.8% to a market share of 31.4%. The long outdated 1.5 Cupcake and 1.6 Donut too lost some ground and now account for 3.9% and 6.3% of Android devices respectively.

We are expecting the Android 2.2 Froyo share to reach its peak in February, after which will probably start shrinking to make way for the Gingerbread that should hopefully hit more and more devices.

Based on current rates 1.5 Cupcake and 1.6 Donut should become extinct in about 3 months. we highly doubt they will fully go extinct as Motorola and T-Mobile US just canceled the promised Motorola CLIQ XT 2.1 update, which leaves it stuck at v1.5. You can follow Motorola's software upgrade path here but we would take it with a pinch of salt from now on. Way to go, Moto! Who needs users trust anyway!

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Live pictures of two high-end HTC droids leak

We have some blurry photos of two unannounced HTC droids for you. The first one is a GSM device looking just like the original Desire but for the touch-sensitive keys, while the other one is Verizon-branded and has a back plate similar to the Droid Incredible.

Do you remember those leaked HTC mockups from a few days ago? If you had any doubts they're not real, here are some pictures to prove you wrong.

The first handset has the same design as the original HTC Desire, but replaces the hardware buttons on its face with touch-sensitive keys. It runs on Android with the usual HTC Sense UI on top.

The Desire-like droid

The other leaked device is CDMA-loving and is obviously headed to Verizon. That one was also among the HTC handsets that leaked previously.

The CDMA droid

We know nothing about the specs of the two leaked smartphones so far but the upcoming MWC should shed some light on them.

On a side note we would appreciate some new designs from HTC. The rounded metal bodies were great the first few times, but now they are decidedly getting boring.

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