According to several reports and a screenshot from Droid Forums, the original Droid has been listed as an end-of-life device by Verizon.

If these reports are true, this means manufacture and sale of the Droid will cease and support will slowly come to a halt.

We can’t say we’re completely shocked; the Droid X, Droid Incredible, and the rumored Droid 2 are joining the increasingly crowded ranks of the Android “superphones,” which also include the EVO, Galaxy S and a few other top-selling devices. Still, the Droid, which launched October 17, 2009, has been a top seller for Motorola and Verizon; if these reports are true, we’ll be sad to see it go.

Along with the Droid, Verizon is also listing a slew of other “EOL,” or end-of-life devices, which have “limited or no remaining shipments from the vendor. The Motorola Devour, Nokia’s Twist, the BlackBerry Tour 9630 and four phones from Samsung (Knack, Smooth, Intensity and Saga) will all be phased out.

The Droid 2 is rumored to be rolling out next month; this device is a faithful recreation of the current Droid handset with a few hardware/software updates retains most of the original Droid’s stylings, including its physical keyboard. Like the EVO and the new Droid X, the Droid 2 will allow for Wi-Fi tethering. It will also feature a 750MHz OMAP processor and an updated version of Motoblur, Motorola’s push-based social networking software.

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