I heard my heart singing when they are announcing 'feel free to choose whichever pixel you prefer because you will get the same great experience on both. We don't set aside better features for the larger device'. That's something I wanted for iPhones without 'plus' in their name or iPhone SE for years yet that has long been forgone by Apple. The reason behind google's strategy to me is clear - people with smaller hands want smaller phones but not ones with less features.