The Mini is the little engine that could. Depending on what you already have access to, the Mini may or may not make sense. For me, I have the iPhone 8 and 8 Plus, which goes with me everywhere. Also have a 14” Lenovo X1C which goes with me on occasions but not often. I can see the Mini taking the place of my 8 Plus, since I currently use the 8 Plus as my go to for anything Internet related, at work. The Mini fits perfectly in my cargo pants, with a bit of extra weight, but the trade off in terms of the whole internet experience compared to the 8 Plus is not even really comparable, blows the 8 Plus out of the water. The Mini is the best tool for the job, given the environment.
The iPad Pro 11” is a monster, but I’ll be paying a hefty sum for something that’s not really as practical for me and overkill. My needs are pretty basic, a portable consumption media device that’s not a phone and not a laptop. There’s something to be said about paying laptop price for a tablet that crosses the line for me personally. For someone who uses the iPad Pro as the primary computing device, it’s a good time to be alive!