Agree; the only reason I own a Pixel 3 is that the camera in it was so much better than the competition's. Otherwise I would be using a $100 chinese brand phone. Google now sells a second phone that is cheaper but with the same camera; I'd buy that if this one broke.

The only thing impacting my phone purchases these days is the camera, which like you said, the good ones only come in 5"+ screen sizes.