SubTrends

Averages 16 posts/day, top 25% activity. Most active Thursdays around 12 PM UTC. Mostly text posts.

Posts / Day Average posts per day this month. Arrow is change vs the prior calendar month.
16 37%
Avg Upvotes Mean net upvotes per post this month (upvotes minus downvotes). Arrow is change vs the prior month.
3 29%
Avg Comments Mean number of comments per post this month. Arrow is change vs the prior month when that month’s data is available.
4 10%
Activity Rank #9,712 by posts/day among 92,652 tracked SFW subreddits as of Jul 2026 (Top 25%). Arrow is spots gained or lost vs the prior month.
#9,712 3,058
Top 25%
Posts w/ Links The percentage of posts that link off-site. This counts true link posts plus text posts with a URL in the body. Image and video posts are not counted.
31%
Low-Reply Rate Share of posts with 0 or 1 comment. A single comment is often an automated mod reply rather than real community discussion.
61%

r/smartphone Traffic & Engagement

Volume and engagement over time

Posts/DayAvg Upvotes01020304002.557.51013Jul 1Jul 8Jul 15Jul 22Jul 29
Posts/Day Avg Upvotes Mean net upvotes per post in this bucket.

Post Format

Top Post Type Text
Typical Title Length Short (48 chars)
Peak Day Saturday

Upvote Distribution

How upvoted posts perform Only posts with 2+ upvotes. The bands below show how those posts are spread by upvote count.

2–9
84%
10–99
16%
100–999
0%
1K+
0%
Posts that get upvoted Share of posts that received at least one upvote (2+ net upvotes). Most posts at 1 upvote are excluded. 22%
Median upvoted post Median upvotes among posts that received upvotes. Differs from Avg Upvotes in the snapshot, which includes every post. 3
Top post Highest upvote count on a single post this month. 94

r/smartphone Most Active Times

Peak posting by day and hour (UTC)

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Most Active by Day

Sun 11 AM
Mon 9 AM
Tue 2 AM
Wed 8 AM
Thu 12 PM
Fri 8 AM
Sat 12 AM

r/smartphone Flair Performance

Upvotes and volume by flair

Flair Posts Upvotes
Recommendation154 (32.0%)2
Question149 (31.0%)2
Phone Help 📱63 (13.1%)3
Discussion53 (11.0%)3
Review34 (7.1%)4
Smartphone Deal 📱18 (3.7%)1
Phone Showoff 📱10 (2.1%)21

Post Type Breakdown

Share by text, image, or link

49%text posts

r/smartphone Trending Keywords

Ranked by how often they appear

KeywordMentions ▼UpvotesComments
phone
132 (27.4%)
24
pro
69 (14.3%)
13
buy
50 (10.4%)
24
under
45 (9.4%)
22
samsung
42 (8.7%)
45
iphone
40 (8.3%)
27
best
35 (7.3%)
12
phones
32 (6.7%)
55
smartphone
30 (6.2%)
37
need
26 (5.4%)
22

r/smartphone Mentioned Domains

Most linked sites

Domain Links Upvotes
youtube.com43
youtu.be31

r/smartphone Top Posts

Highest-performing posts

r/smartphone Audience Overlap

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r/smartphone FAQ

What's the best time to post on r/smartphone?

Based on posting volume, r/smartphone is most active on Thursdays around 12 PM UTC. That window has the most community activity, but busier hours also mean more competition for attention.

How active is r/smartphone?

r/smartphone averages 16 posts per day and ranks in the top 25% for activity among tracked SFW subreddits.

How many upvotes do posts on r/smartphone get?

Posts on r/smartphone average about 3 upvotes this month (net score per post).

What kind of posts does r/smartphone get most?

On r/smartphone, posts are a mix of formats, mostly text posts