Verizon announced a short list of phones to be upgraded to Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich in a press release today. The carrier is vague about whether it plans to add to the list.

The smartphones confirmed for an upgrade include the HTC Thunderbolt, Droid Incredible 2, HTC Rhyme, and HTC Rezound; the Motorolas Bionic, Razr, Razr Maxx, and Droid 4; and the LG Spectrum. Tablets include the Motorola Xoom, Droid Xyboard 8.2 and Droid Xyboard 10.1; and the Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 and Tab 7.7.

This leaves a lot of phones and tablets flapping in the breeze, including some that came out only last fall such as the Samsung Stratosphere, the Motorola Droid 3, and the Motorola Photon 4G. The Stratosphere wasn't in Samsung's plans when it announced phones it planned to upgrade in December. Likewise, the Droid 3 and Photon 4G are down in Motorola's list of planned upgrades as "further details to follow."

Most phones whose Gingerbread fate has been sealed, like the Droid X and Droid 2, are well over a year old (and in many cases nearing their second birthday). With this in mind, it makes sense not to work towards upgrading them. But it would be a bold move for both the carrier and manufacturers to not pursue an Android 4 upgrade for phones much younger than that. Of course, companies are already taking many months to get the Android 4 upgrade out to customers. By the time they even get around to the case of these less high-profile phones, they may be beyond saving from the corporate point of view.