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Moto G35 5G review: Affordable 5G with near-stock Android and a 120 Hz screen.

SpecEagle Editorial·Oct 2024·$200
Overall
58/100
Class rank
#14 of 17
Tier
Budget
Buy?
Look elsewhere
The verdict, up front

A clean-Android budget 5G.

Moto G35 5G brings 5G, a 120 Hz screen and near-stock Android to $200 with a jack and Dolby stereo. The Unisoc T760 and single OS update are the budget limits.

01Display

62/100

62/100 is one of the weaker display results among budget phones of 2024 — 6 points under the average. Check the rows below before buying for this.

TypeIPS LCD, 120 Hz
Size6.72 inches
Resolution2,400 × 1,080 px

02Camera

56/100

56/100 trails the 60-point cohort average for budget phones of 2024.

Main50 MP, f/1.8
Macro8 MP ultrawide
Selfie16 MP

03Performance

50/100

50/100 is one of the weaker performance results among budget phones of 2024 — 8 points under the average. Check the rows below before buying for this.

ChipsetUnisoc T760 (6 nm)
RAM4 / 8 GB
Storage128 / 256 GB + microSD

04Battery

80/100

80/100 — right at the average for budget phones of 2024.

Capacity5,000 mAh
Wired18 W

05Build

66/100

66/100 — right at the average for budget phones of 2024.

06Value

68/100

68/100 trails the 73-point cohort average for budget phones of 2024.

What works
  • 5G + 120 Hz at $200.
  • Near-stock Android + jack.
  • Vegan leather + Dolby stereo.
  • microSD support.
What doesn't
  • Unisoc T760 is slow.
  • LCD, only 1 OS update.
  • 18 W charging.
  • 4 GB base RAM.

How this review is built: every section score, spec row and comparison on this page comes from SpecEagle's tracked catalogue — scores weight measured specs against the 17-phone cohort of budget devices released around the same time. We don't publish invented lab anecdotes. Spot an error? .