Motorola Moto G35 vs Moto G30
Here we compared two mid-range smartphones: the 6.72-inch Motorola Moto G35 (with Unisoc T760) that was released on August 29, 2024, against the Motorola Moto G30, which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 662 and came out 3 years and 7 months before. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.
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Key differences
Reasons to consider the Motorola Moto G35
- 2.6x better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (628K versus 238K)
- Delivers 109% higher peak brightness (981 against 469 nits)
- 46% higher pixel density (392 vs 269 PPI)
- Higher display refresh rate – 120 Hz
- More recent OS version: Android 14 versus 12
- Ability to record video in 4K resolution
- More energy-efficient CPU – Unisoc T760
- Stereo speakers
- The phone is 3 years and 7 months newer
- Ready for eSIM technology
Reasons to consider the Motorola Moto G30
- Has 2 SIM card slots
Review
Display
Screen quality, color accuracy, brightness
Camera
Photo and video recording quality
Performance
CPU and memory performance (apps, system)
Gaming
Capabilities for playing modern games
Battery
Battery life, charging type and speed
Connectivity
Networks, ports, data transmission
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Value for money (Beta)
Tests and specifications
Comparison table of technical specifications and testsDisplay
| Type | IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| Size | 6.72 inches | 6.5 inches |
| Resolution | 1080 x 2400 pixels | 720 x 1600 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 20:9 | 20:9 |
| PPI | 392 ppi | 269 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 90 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | No | No |
| Max rated brightness | 1000 nits | 450 nits |
| HDR support | Yes, HDR10 | No |
| Touch sampling rate | 240 Hz | - |
| Screen protection | Corning Gorilla Glass 3 | Tempered glass |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 86.3% | 81.6% |
| RGB color space | 94.4% | 93.1% |
| PWM | Not detected | 176 Hz |
| Response time | 32 ms | 57 ms |
| Contrast | 1527:1 | 835:1 |
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 166.29 mm (6.55 inches) | 165.2 mm (6.5 inches) |
| Width | 75.98 mm (2.99 inches) | 75.7 mm (2.98 inches) |
| Thickness | 7.79 mm (0.31 inches) | 9.1 mm (0.36 inches) |
| Weight | 188 g (6.63 oz) | 200 g (7.05 oz) |
| Waterproof | Yes | No |
| Rear material | Plastic | Plastic |
| Frame material | Plastic | Plastic |
| Colors | Black, Green, Red | Black, Purple |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-button | Yes, rear |
| Repairability | Good (3.99/5) | - |
| Drop resistance | Very good (B) · 180 drops | - |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Unisoc T760 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 662 |
| Max clock | 2500 MHz | 2000 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (4 + 4) | 8 (4 + 4) |
| Architecture | - 4 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A55 - 4 cores at 2.2 GHz: Cortex-A76 |
- 4 cores at 1.8 GHz: Kryo 260 Silver (Cortex-A53) - 4 cores at 2 GHz: Kryo 260 Gold (Cortex-A73) |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | Samsung |
| Lithography process | 6 nanometers | 11 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | Yes | Hexagon 683 |
| Graphics | Mali-G57 | Adreno 610 |
| GPU shading units | 128 | 128 |
| GPU clock | 650 MHz | 950 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~166.4 GFLOPS | ~243.2 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
| Single-core score | 735 | 503 |
| Multi-core score | 2318 | 1544 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 273586 | 84849 |
| GPU | 52033 | 34843 |
| Memory | 132639 | 53884 |
| UX | 170323 | 65289 |
| Total score | 628581 | 238865 |
| Samples | [16 tests] | Less than 3 |
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
| Graphics test | 1 FPS | - |
| Graphics score | 172 | - |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 10089 | 6837 |
| Video editing | 7595 | 4133 |
| Photo editing | 30169 | 12382 |
| Data manipulation | 7902 | 5780 |
| Writing score | 13488 | 7960 |
Recent User Tests
Motorola Moto G35
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-09-12 (Rajeshwar Shah) | AnTuTu 12 | 670577 |
| 📘 2026-08-09 (Pavan Yadav) | AnTuTu 11 | 624406 |
| 📘 2026-08-03 (Ali) | AnTuTu 11 | 636592 |
| 📘 2026-06-12 (Zohakuten) | Geekbench 6 GPU | 2113 |
| 📘 2026-06-12 (Zohakuten) | Geekbench 6 CPU | 735 / 2318 |
Motorola Moto G30
No benchmark results yet
Memory
| RAM size | 4 GB | 4 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR4X |
| Memory clock | 2133 MHz | 2133 MHz |
| Channels | 2 | 2 |
| Storage size | 128 GB | 64 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 2.2 | UFS 2.1 |
| Memory card | MicroSD | MicroSD |
| Memory card max size | Up to 1024 GB | Up to 512 GB |
Software
| Operating system | Android 14 | Android 11 (Can be upgraded to Android 12) |
| ROM | Hello UI | - |
| OS size | 18 GB | - |
| OS updates | 2 years | - |
| Security updates | 3 years | - |
Battery
| Capacity | 5000 mAh | 5000 mAh |
| Max charge power | 18 W | 20 W |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Po |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | No | No |
| Reverse charging | No | No |
| Fast charging | Yes | Yes (32% in 30 min) |
| Full charging time | - | 2:28 hr |
| Battery cycles | 1000 cycles | - |
| Web browsing | - | 09:40 hr |
| Watching video | - | 14:20 hr |
| Gaming | - | 05:01 hr |
| Standby | - | 149 hr |
General battery life
Smartphones With Long Battery Life (#117th place)
Main camera
| Matrix | 50 megapixels | 64 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 8192 x 6144 | 9248 x 6936 |
| Zoom | Digital | Digital |
| Flash | LED | LED |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| 8K video recording | No | No |
| 4K video recording | Up to 30FPS | No |
| 1080p video recording | Up to 30FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| Slow motion | - | 120 FPS (720p) |
| Angle of widest lens | - | 118° |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Ultrawide: 8 MP |
1) Standard: 64 MP 2) Ultrawide: 8 MP 3) Macro: 2 MP 4) Depth: 2 MP |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
- Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | 64 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.8 | f/1.7 |
| Focal length | - | 26 mm |
| Sensor | Samsung S5KJN1 | - |
| Sensor size | 1/2.76" (≈ 0.36 inch) | 1/1.97" (≈ 0.51 inch) |
| Pixel size | 0.64 micron | 0.7 micron |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Image resolution | 8 MP | 8 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Sensor size | 1/4.0" (≈ 0.25 inch) | 1/4.0" (≈ 0.25 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1.12 micron | 1.12 micron |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Image resolution | - | 2 MP |
| Aperture | - | f/2.4 |
| Pixel size | - | 1.75 micron |
| Stabilization | - | Digital |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 16 megapixels | 13 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 4920 x 3264 | 4520 x 3060 |
| Aperture | f/2.5 | f/2.2 |
| Sensor | CMOS | CMOS |
| Sensor size | - | 1/3.1" (≈ 0.32 inch) |
| Pixel size | - | 1.12 micron |
| Autofocus | No | No |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Video resolution | 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS | 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS |
| Depth sensor (TOF 3D) | No | No |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) | Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) |
| Wi-Fi features | - Dual Band - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
- Dual Band - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
| Bluetooth version | 5 | 5 |
| Bluetooth features | LE | LE |
| USB type | USB Type-C | USB Type-C |
| USB version | 2 | 2 |
| USB features | - Charging - USB-Storage mode |
- Charging - USB-Storage mode |
| DisplayPort | No | - |
| GPS | GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, QZSS | GPS, GLONASS, Galileo |
| NFC* | Yes | Yes |
| Infrared port | No | No |
| Number of SIM* | 1 | 2 |
| Type of SIM card | Nano | Nano |
| Multi SIM mode | - | Standby |
| eSIM support* | Yes | No |
| Hybrid slot | No | Yes |
| LTE Cat* | - | 13 |
| 5G support | Yes | No |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | Mono |
| Headphone audio jack | Yes | Yes |
| FM radio | Yes | Yes |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | No |
Speakers test
Max loudness
Other
| Category | Mid-range | Mid-range |
| Announced | August 2024 | February 2021 |
| Release date | September 2024 | February 2021 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $199 | $180 |
| Successor | - | - Motorola Moto G35 |
| Sensors | - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
- Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Fingerprint |
| Bundled charger | Yes, 18 W | - |
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.
Conclusion
After analyzing all the data, we think that the Motorola Moto G35 is definitely a better buy.
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