A smartphone is an adaptable gadget that combines mobile phone and computing functions into one unit. It is a new invention of humanity that became an inherent part of human life. This technology has a significant impact on college students’ interactions. Every age witnesses a fight between tradition and modernity. It has been reported that the use of smartphones may adversely affect learning in the classroom, cause safety issues, and negatively affect interpersonal communications in college students. In this context, a study is conducted by the researcher on college students in the district of Dindigul based on a sample of 150 Urban and Rural college students. The Simple Random Sampling method was used to select samples for the survey and a questionnaire was used as a tool to collect data from respective students of various colleges. SPSS was used to analyse data using an Independent sample t-Test, One-Way ANOVA, and Correlation test. The results indicated that there was a significant relationship between exposure to smartphones and the modernity of college students. It may therefore be said that the modernity of college students was found to be effective after heavy use of the Smartphone