SpecEagle review · Motorola

Moto G35 review: The first sub-$180 Moto with a 120 Hz OLED-ish punch and clean Android.

SpecEagle Editorial·Oct 2024·$169
Overall
54/100
Class rank
#1 of 21
Tier
Entry
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The verdict, up front

The honest cheap 5G phone.

G35 gives an entry buyer FHD+ at 120 Hz, 5G, NFC and the full port set for $169, on clean Android. The Unisoc chip and 4 GB base are exactly the compromise you expect at the price. As a first phone or a spare it does the basics without nasty surprises.

01Display

60/100

60/100 puts it above the 57-point average for entry phones of 2024.

TypeIPS LCD, 120 Hz
Size6.72 inches
Resolution2,400 × 1,080 px (FHD+)

02Camera

54/100

At 54/100 this is one of the strongest camera showings among entry phones of 2024 — 6 points above the cohort average.

Main50 MP, f/1.8
Ultrawide8 MP
Selfie16 MP

03Performance

50/100

At 50/100 this is one of the strongest performance showings among entry phones of 2024 — 6 points above the cohort average.

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

04Battery

76/100

76/100 trails the 78-point cohort average for entry phones of 2024.

Capacity5,000 mAh
Wired18 W

05Build

62/100

62/100 puts it above the 58-point average for entry phones of 2024.

06Value

70/100

70/100 puts it above the 64-point average for entry phones of 2024.

What works
  • FHD+ 120 Hz at $169.
  • 5G + NFC + jack + microSD — nothing deleted.
  • Clean Android, vegan-leather finish.
  • Stereo Dolby Atmos.
What doesn't
  • Unisoc T760 is entry-class.
  • 4 GB base RAM is tight.
  • 18 W charging.
  • One OS update, LCD panel.
Cross-shop it against
POCO M7 5G
$140 · score 52/100

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 21-phone cohort of entry devices released around the same time. We don't publish invented lab anecdotes. Spot an error? .