【Girlfriend Who is Crazy About Big Things (2025)】

LONDON -- Usually,Girlfriend Who is Crazy About Big Things (2025) a jaunty video of a grandparent getting to grips with their new phone would a source of amusement -- but in the case of the clip above, the whole thing is so much more poignant.

"My grandmother passed away last week," wrote Reddit user Mewarf when sharing the video. "I found this on her phone."

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Taken in a flowery garden, the 44 second clip features the man's grandmother talking to two unseen people about her new phone.

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"Helen, I'm just having another go at this phone, and I'm taking photos and they're taking when I'm not wanting them!" she laughs.

The video itself was shared on YouTube by Jordan Dexter Wallace. In 10 hours, it's already received over half a million views.

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At the time of writing, the video has had over 54,000 upvotes and more than 2000 comments on Reddit.

The responses have been overwhelmingly positive.

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