Despite the same branding, Google Assistant’s features wildly differ across devices.

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Despite the same branding, Google Assistant’s features wildly differ across devices. Today, the voice interface on the Pixel is finally gaining the ability to control smart devices, with ‘Home control’ beginning to widely rollout.
http://9to5google.com/2017/02/09/google-assistant-pixel-home-control-smart-home