What’s the difference between a “smart” component and a “dumb” component? Technology Community › Category: React › What’s the difference between a “smart” component and a “dumb” component? 0 Vote Up Vote Down VietMX Staff asked 4 years ago Smart components manage their state or in a Redux environment are connected to the Redux store. Dumb components are driven completely by their props passed in from their parent and maintain no state of their own.