I agree 11 is solid value and the Pros are still grossly overpriced. But I don't like the subpar screen on the 11 tho. If they put the same standard of LCD from the iPad Pro models to the iPhone 11, not even the OLED, then I would drop my iPhone 8 and get an iPhone 11. iPhone 8 is the last LCD iPhone with premium LCD pannels. XR and later all use value-oriented LCD panels.
I think the major gripe people had with the 10R was the DPI, which is lower on the iPads (264 dpi). Of course the 120 hz refresh is lovely on the pros.
It seems most people have forgotten about that wave of bad PR from a year ago, and are busy just using a a very capable device. Maybe I’m getting old, but I can’t really see a difference between the pixel fidelity of my SE and my girlfriends 11 pro!