A:AnswerYes. Just pull your cell phone out if it has the hot spot option, turn that on and then turn on the hot spot on the note pad. They'll sinc and it works great!
A:AnswerYou can NOT use a SIM card on any iPad that says WIFI.
You can ONLY use a SIM card on an iPad that says WIFI and Cellular - even then, it may be lock to a specific company (like ATT&T or Verizon or T-Mobile in the US).
A:AnswerI have an iPhone 7 so my iPad does act as a phone to. You don’t have to have an iPhone to use apple apps on the I pad. The iPad is a separate tablet on its own. It’s up to you if you have an iPhone to sync them if you want to. You don’t have to.
A:AnswerNo Cindy, this iPad as well as other apple devices don’t take SD cards to expand memory. If you are looking for a tablet that has the option to expand its memory you should look at Samsung tablets