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I wouldn't count on this. Ben Thompson points out that Google Assistant doesn't monetise in the way that search does so there isn't the same incentives to get it on every phone like the search box
https://stratechery.com/2016/google-and-the-limits-of-strategy/
the pixel launch was mostly about software rather than hardware, we will all get it soon on our £100 devices.