Rumors of Android 4.3 Jelly Bean have been making the rounds recently and it seems that Android 5.0 Key Lime Pie has a long way to go. Even before Google has confirmed that the Android 4.3 Jelly Bean exists, rumors have started surfacing about the HTC smartphone which will get the software update.

A recent report from Technos Amigos suggests that all HTC flagships and high-end smartphones released in 2012 and the latter part of 2011 will receive the Android 4.3 Jelly Bean update. However, it seems that the HTC One S and HTC Desire won't be upgraded to the new platform release.

The Technos Amigos report reveals that HTC handsets including the HTC One, HTC One X+ LTE, HTC One X, HTC Jewel, HTC One VX, HTC Valente, HTC Butterfly, HTC Desire HD and HTC One XL will get the software update in Q4 of this year.

Google has not confirmed Android 4.3 Jelly Bean but it seems that the release is not far away. Recently, three different versions of the Android 4.3 firmware i.e. JWR25C (spotted on Galaxy Nexus, Nexus 4, Nexus 7 and Nexus 10), JWR24B (on Galaxy Nexus and Nexus 4), and JWR29/JWR29B (on Nexus 4) were found running on the Nexus devices. Once the software update is revealed, it's highly likely that Nexus devices will be the first to get the update.

Android 4.3 Jelly Bean is expected to bring performance improvements and new features to the Android-powered handsets. At the same time, the software release should also fix bugs on Android smartphones. However, details of what we can actually expect from the upcoming software are not known.

The list of HTC smartphones which will get Android 4.3 Jelly Bean has not been confirmed by Google or HTC and, as such, some devices may be included or excluded from the list when the software is released.