Engadget Mobile's top posts, 2008

Well, the year has come and gone, and with it, our 365 -- or in this case, 366 -- days of posting. We've seen some pretty amazing stuff, gotten to play with a stack of awesome gear, and watched the site grow by leaps and bounds. We thought we'd cap the year off with a look back at the posts that got the most heat. Check out the top 20 of the year below, and be sure to truck over to Engadget and Engadget HD for their year-end round-ups!

Top 20 most trafficked posts of 2008 (in order)

1. BlackBerry 9000 in the wild
2. Samsung Omnia review
3. Verizon tells us all about the BlackBerry Storm's "WOW factors"
4. Nokia e71 review
5. Blackberry Bold release dates, pricing leak out
6. LG enV2, Motorola W755 in glorious detail
7. The better part of Nokias smartphone roadmap goes on display
8. Sony Ericsson XPERIA X1 review
9. HTC Touch Diamond hands-on
10. Verizon's Samsung Glyde gets even clearer
11. Hands-on with Sprint's Touch Pro
12. HTC's Raphael and Diamond: coming to Sprint and looking good
13. BlackBerry Storm 9530 for Verizon gets boxed
14. iPhone 3G from AT&T: unlimited data for $30
15. Nokia's E66 and E71 in the wild!
16. RIM's BlackBerry Bold / 9000 gets official
17. Hands-on with Sony Ericsson's world-beating XPERIA X1
18. Verizon's XV6900 Touch, in all its shockingly white glory
19. Samsung Glyde in pictures
20. Verizon surprises no one with XV6900, Motorola Q9c, and LG enV(2)

Top 20 most trafficked posts during 2008 (in order; non-2008 posts in bold)

1. BlackBerry 9000 in the wild
2. Samsung Omnia review
3. Verizon tells us all about the BlackBerry Storm's "WOW factors"
4. Nokia e71 review
5. Blackberry Bold release dates, pricing leak out
6. LG enV2, Motorola W755 in glorious detail
7. The better part of Nokias smartphone roadmap goes on display
8. Sony Ericsson XPERIA X1 review
9. HTC Touch Diamond hands-on
10. Verizon's Samsung Glyde gets even clearer
11. Hands-on with Sprint's Touch Pro
12. HTC's Raphael and Diamond: coming to Sprint and looking good
13. BlackBerry Storm 9530 for Verizon gets boxed
14. iPhone 3G from AT&T: unlimited data for $30
15. Nokia's aeon "full surface screen" cellphone concept
16. Nokia's E66 and E71 in the wild!
17. RIM's BlackBerry Bold / 9000 gets official
18. Hands-on with Sony Ericsson's world-beating XPERIA X1
19. Verizon's XV6900 Touch, in all its shockingly white glory
20. Samsung Glyde in pictures

A few other interesting numbers for you:

Total posts on Engadget Mobile in 2008: 4,171
Total number of comments: 48,471 (and counting)
Average comments per post: 11.6

[(Unverified) Posted Jan 1st 2009 8:05AM]

Wow. Interesting compared the numbers from engadget.com. Almost nary an iPhone post among these.

I think this happens because the stories post separately for the different sites, and most people read from engadget.com, not one of the satellite sites. The real numbers, to me lay somewhere between those here and those o'er yon.

[ZSX Posted Jan 1st 2009 3:48PM]

I noticed that as well; I imagine that Engadget Mobile appeals more to those with a specific interest in phones who are therefore more open minded about and interested in non-Apple gear.

Also, if you are an Apple troll then you would much prefer to ply your wares in a high-traffic site like Engadget, rather than here.

[carcomptoy Posted Jan 1st 2009 7:44PM]

I wonder why the Nokia Aeon post generated so much traffic this past year when it was first posted in 2006?