If you’re wondering what the next crop of high-end smartphones will look like, the answer is “bigger.” ‘s Optimus G o is yet another example of the ever-decreasing size gap between phones tablets.

The Optimus G o’s core specs

The 4G E Optimus G o has a 5-inch 1080p display, which represents a bump up in both size resolution as compared to the original Optimus G’s already big 4.7-inch, 720p screen. The Optimus G o also gets a boost in processing battery life, thanks to a 1.7 GHz quad-core Snapdragon S4 o chip a 3000 mAh battery; its predecessor had a 1.5 GHz quad-core processor a 2100 mAh cell.

So far, pan’s NTT DoCoMo is the only carrier to announce the Optimus G o, with plans to launch the phone in the spring. will likely have more to say soon, with Mobile rld Congress coming up in February. At the moment, AT&T Sprint sell variants of the original Optimus G, which is arguably ‘s best high-end phone.

Other spec boosts for the G o include a 13-megapixel rear-facing camera a 2.4-megapixel front-facing camera. The new phone’s internal storage capacity is 32 GB, but it also has a card slot that supports microSDXC cards. ile U.S. versions of the original Optimus G are still waiting for an upgrade from Android 4.0 Ice Cream Swich, the new phone will come loaded with Android 4.1 lly Bean.

A growing trend… literally

ones with 5-inch, 1080p displays seem to be the big trend among Android hset makers right now. The Optimus G o will face competition from the upcoming Sony Xperia Z Huawei Ascend D2, along with HTC’s Droid DNA (or the Butterfly in overseas markets).

Samsung’s Galaxy S IV is rumored to have a 5-inch display, as well. th nearly identical tech specs across the board, phone makers will have to compete on minor features, such as waterproofing in Sony’s Huawei’s phones a Beats Audio sound system in HTC’s devices.

Here’s a thought: If companies like HTC or really want to st out in this day age, they could offer smaller phones with premium tech specs instead of cramming pants pockets with increasingly larger devices. But that’s just crazy talk, right?