Using ipad Mini to back up Photographs

I travel a bit and am thinking about purchasing an iPad Mini (128G) to use to back up my memory cards on trips. My questions are these:
1) does anyone have experience doing this?
2) can I upload photographs from an SD card to a Mini like you can on a regular iPad?
3) Can I view them on the Mini?
4) I will be taking photographs from a Sony A7
I would appreciate any experience that anyone has doing this.
Thanks!
Marsue

I do this with my Mini (64gb) when I travel.  It's nice to have the backups. I DO NOT erase the images from the memory card(s) while traveling.  When I get home I upload the images from the card(s) to my computer, adding them to my Light Room catalog.  I also back up the images onto an external hard drives (2).  So then I have three copies of these images. THEN I reformat the memory card(s) for the next photo shoot.  I then also, except for a handful of images that I may choose to add to an album on the Mini, delete them from the Mini, freeing up that space for the next trip or other photo project. The Mini is a nice tool to use this way since it is small and lightweight and the screen is pretty darn good for reviewing photos and videos.

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