I have a U1 Mini and it’s an excellent streamer. I went from AURALiC Aries G1 to Lumin and preferred the sound of Lumin.
In looking at new features in U2 Mini it’s mostly about processing and upsampling and new finish for the case. I never cared for the internal upsampling (capable of upsampling to DSD) to be honest so if you’re not planning on using this feature I’m not sure you’re going to hear any difference in sound. But only testing the two side by side is the only sure way to know.