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THE PERFECT SIZE FOR PERSONAL ELECTRONICS

I've owned quite a few mobile phones in my time, and they do blur together after awhile, but one phone which still stands out as the best phone I've ever owned was the phone I had during uni which was my Nokia 8310. 

It was probably one of the longest periods I've been with the same phone, but it was the combination it being a no nonsense straight to the point phone, and also being extremely small and light weight which kept me constantly buying new face plates for it every 6 months in an attempt keep it looking brand new for the (close to) 4 years I had it. 

It wasn't until one day it took one too many drops on the concrete that I had to find a replacement, and I did hunt around on the second hand market for another 8310 replacement but realistically replacing an old phone with yet another old phone wasn't the most appealing thing to me, which is a shame as to be honest as I never really found another phone I liked as much until I got my iPhone (but the iPhone is a smart phone and can't really be compared to a pure mobile phone like the 8310).

Another of my favourite possessions is my 2nd gen iPod Nano which (I think) runs in the same vein as the 6300 as it was a small and light, no nonsense, no lag, straight to the point music player which didn't pretend to be more than what it was suppose to be.

I (fortunately) still have my 2nd gen Nano, but my original 8310 was lost during a move, and I never really replaced it till recently a friend found her old 8310 and decided to donate it to me knowing how much I felt for my old 8310.

Below are some pictures of my recently acquired 8310 side by side with my 2nd gen Nano and I have to admit the similarities between their form factors are remarkably close, and I wonder if it's something inherent about that size which makes it seem like the perfect piece of personal electronics?