Bests & Worsts Reviews from Amazon

Honestly, I should have waited and looked into it more. The newer HD 8, moved the power button to where the volume button is on the old one. The charging port also scooted over more to the right. The old EVA foam cases I had for the HD 8 still fit the new ones thankfully. The screen protector is still same however it's best to still go and buy new ones. I just had to slice off some foam on my old case so that I could charge the device. Idk why they had to move the buttons/ports around but if you have your old case for the 2020 HD 8, they may fit still. Just keep in mind the power button and volume buttons are switched and the charging port scooted over more to the right. Now to the battery life, it is a bit longer than the old one. These tablets were purchased mostly for my kids. They play on Amazon Freeplay and there's honestly not much of a difference. You still have to wait awhile for all the games to download onto the device. REMEMBER you have to get a specific Amazon SD memory cards for these stupid tablets or else they won't work. I learned that by using an SD card I had leftover. It was a Samsung brand SD card. The Amazon tablet allowed me to store extra memory but the games the kids downloaded onto the tablets would not download onto that Samsung card. It has to be a specific Amazon approved SD card. Annoying but that's what I found out. Also, if you are doing a trade in. When I traded both the devices in, I did two separate trade ins. I got instant $25 and 20% for the first one however for my second one, it doesn't show that I'll get another 20% and $25 for that tablet. Currently I have the second HD 8 in my cart and the checkout price is at $111. I contacted customer service and they said I am supposed to get the credit for both but in order to get credit for the second tablet, I have to mail it in. So if you have 2 tablets you are trading in, you'll get instant credit for the first one but the second one you have to mail it in to get the credit. Lame. It's annoying because now I'll be down a tablet and my kids will fight over that 1 tablet until I can buy the second one. They should just allow instant credit for as many tablets as long as you promise to mail in your trade in! But overall, if you still have your 2020 HD 8 tablets and it's for your kids to play Amazon Freeplay. I would probably wait. There is not much of a change with these new tablets other than the dumb button swaps. (Which we are all still getting used to) My daughter wouldn't stop pressing the volume up button and she almost erased all the data in the tablet. I WOULD HAVE CRIED BECAUSE THE GAMES TOOK FOREVER TO DOWNLOAD.