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Moto G35 5G review: An affordable 5G phone with a 120 Hz screen and clean Motorola software.

SpecEagle Editorial·Oct 2024·$180
Overall
60/100
Class rank
#87 of 223
Tier
Budget
Buy?
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The verdict, up front

A clean-Android 5G phone for $180.

Moto G35 5G keeps the basics right: a 120 Hz FHD+ panel, 5G, stereo speakers, jack and clean Motorola software. The Unisoc silicon and single update are the budget realities. A sensible no-frills daily phone.

01Display

70/100

70/100 puts it above the 68-point average for budget phones of 2024.

TypeIPS LCD, 120 Hz, 1,000 nits
Size6.72 inches
Resolution2,400 × 1,080 px (FHD+)

02Camera

60/100

60/100 — right at the average for budget phones of 2024.

Main50 MP, f/1.8
Ultrawide8 MP, f/2.2
Selfie16 MP

03Performance

56/100

56/100 — right at the average for budget phones of 2024.

ChipsetUnisoc T760 5G (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

64/100

64/100 — right at the average for budget phones of 2024.

06Value

70/100

70/100 — right at the average for budget phones of 2024.

What works
  • 5G at $180 with a 120 Hz FHD+ screen.
  • Stereo Dolby + jack + microSD.
  • Vegan-leather finish options.
  • Clean near-stock Android.
What doesn't
  • Unisoc T760 is entry-tier.
  • LCD, not AMOLED.
  • 18 W charging slow.
  • Only 1 OS update.
Cross-shop it against
Galaxy M16 5G
$200 · score 71/100

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