Motorola Moto G35 vs Moto G30

51 out of 100
Motorola Moto G35
VS
40 out of 100
Motorola 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

An overview of the main advantages of each smartphone
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

Evaluation of Motorola Moto G35 and Moto G30 crucial features
Display
Screen quality, color accuracy, brightness
Camera
Photo and video recording quality
44*
37*
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
Scores with a red asterisk (*) are approximate and may change in the future as we gather more data.
DeviceFacts Score
Final comparison evaluation
51*
40*
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Value for money (Beta)

Should I update?
No 55% Yes
Maybe, but mainly if you specifically want better display.
This is a situational upgrade. It makes the most sense if better display matters to you.
Main improvements: display, performance, and camera.
Be aware: the newer phone is weaker in battery life.

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests
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Display

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%
Display tests
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)
Moto G35 +109%
981 nits
469 nits
Sources: NotebookCheck [3], [4]

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
Moto G35 +6%
86.3%
81.6%

Performance

Chipset specifications of Motorola Moto G35 and Motorola Moto G30
SoC
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
GPU
Graphics Mali-G57 Adreno 610
GPU shading units 128 128
GPU clock 650 MHz 950 MHz
FLOPS ~166.4 GFLOPS ~243.2 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Motorola Moto G35 and Motorola Moto G30
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Moto G35 +46%
735
503
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Moto G35 +50%
2318
1544
Single-core score 735 503
Multi-core score 2318 1544
Sources: Geekbench [3]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
Moto G35 +163%
628581
238865
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
172
n/a
Graphics test 1 FPS -
Graphics score 172 -
Sources: 3DMark [5], [6]
PCMark 3.0
Moto G35 +73%
12044
6966
Web score 10089 6837
Video editing 7595 4133
Photo editing 30169 12382
Data manipulation 7902 5780
Writing score 13488 7960

Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Motorola Moto G35
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2026-09-12 (Rajeshwar Shah)AnTuTu 12670577
📘 2026-08-09 (Pavan Yadav)AnTuTu 11624406
📘 2026-08-03 (Ali)AnTuTu 11636592
📘 2026-06-12 (Zohakuten)Geekbench 6 GPU2113
📘 2026-06-12 (Zohakuten)Geekbench 6 CPU735 / 2318
Motorola Moto G30
No benchmark results yet

Memory

RAM
RAM size 4 GB 4 GB
Memory type LPDDR4X LPDDR4X
Memory clock 2133 MHz 2133 MHz
Channels 2 2
Storage
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 -
Battery life tests
Web browsing - 09:40 hr
Watching video - 14:20 hr
Gaming - 05:01 hr
Standby - 149 hr
General battery life
n/a
26:36 hr

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
Standard lens
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
Ultra-wide lens
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
Macro lens
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
Network
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
Moto G35 +3%
84.8 dB
82.2 dB

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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