Motorola Moto G45 vs Moto G35

50 out of 100
Motorola Moto G45
VS
51 out of 100
Motorola Moto G35

Here we compared two smartphones: the 6.5-inch Motorola Moto G45 (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 6s Gen 3) that was released on August 21, 2024, against the Motorola Moto G35, which is powered by Unisoc T760. 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 G45
  • Water-resistant body (IP52 classification)
  • Newer Bluetooth version (v5.1)
  • Has 2 SIM card slots
  • 8% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 793 and 735 points
Reasons to consider the Motorola Moto G35
  • 45% higher pixel density (392 vs 270 PPI)
  • Ability to record video in 4K resolution
  • Ready for eSIM technology

Review

Evaluation of Motorola Moto G45 and Moto G35 crucial features
Display
Screen quality, color accuracy, brightness
Camera
Photo and video recording quality
47*
44*
Performance
CPU and memory performance (apps, system)
Gaming
Capabilities for playing modern games
Battery
Battery life, charging type and speed
60*
61*
Connectivity
Networks, ports, data transmission
Scores with a red asterisk (*) are approximate and may change in the future as we gather more data.
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Final comparison evaluation
50*
51*
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Value for money (Beta)

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4 / 128 GB
VS
4 / 128 GB
140.9
(Excellent)
Value Index
92.3
(Very good)

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests
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Display

Type IPS LCD IPS LCD
Size 6.5 inches 6.72 inches
Resolution 720 x 1600 pixels 1080 x 2400 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 20:9
PPI 270 ppi 392 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (60-120 Hz) No
Max rated brightness 500 nits 1000 nits
HDR support No Yes, HDR10
Touch sampling rate 240 Hz 240 Hz
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 3 Corning Gorilla Glass 3
Screen-to-body ratio 84.1% 86.3%
Display tests
RGB color space - 94.4%
PWM - Not detected
Response time - 32 ms
Contrast - 1527:1
Peak brightness test (auto)
n/a
975 nits
Sources: NotebookCheck [3]

Design and build

Height 162.7 mm (6.41 inches) 166.29 mm (6.55 inches)
Width 74.64 mm (2.94 inches) 75.98 mm (2.99 inches)
Thickness 8.03 mm (0.32 inches) 7.79 mm (0.31 inches)
Weight 183 g (6.46 oz) 188 g (6.63 oz)
Waterproof IP52 Yes
Rear material Eco-leather Plastic
Frame material Plastic Plastic
Colors Blue, Green, Red Black, Green, Red
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-button Yes, in-button
Repairability - Good (3.99/5)
Drop resistance - Very good (B) Β· 180 drops
Screen-to-body ratio
84.1%
Moto G35 +3%
86.3%

Performance

Chipset specifications of Motorola Moto G45 and Motorola Moto G35
SoC
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 6s Gen 3 Unisoc T760
Max clock 2300 MHz 2500 MHz
CPU cores 8 (2 + 6) 8 (4 + 4)
Architecture - 6 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A55
- 2 cores at 2.3 GHz: Cortex-A78
- 4 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A55
- 4 cores at 2.2 GHz: Cortex-A76
Manufacturing TSMC TSMC
Lithography process 6 nanometers 6 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) Hexagon Yes
GPU
Graphics Adreno 619 Mali-G57
GPU shading units 256 128
GPU clock 900 MHz 650 MHz
FLOPS ~460.8 GFLOPS ~166.4 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Motorola Moto G45 and Motorola Moto G35
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Moto G45 +8%
793
735
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
1916
Moto G35 +21%
2318
Compute Score (GPU)
1298
n/a
Compute Score (GPU) 1298 -
Single-core score 793 735
Multi-core score 1916 2318
Sources: Geekbench [3], [4]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
586585
Moto G35 +7%
628581
CPU 248075 273586
GPU 58858 52033
Memory 119457 132639
UX 160195 170323
Total score 586585 628581
Samples [9 tests] [16 tests]
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
n/a
172
Graphics test - 1 FPS
Graphics score - 172
Sources: 3DMark [5], [6]
PCMark 3.0
11509
Moto G35 +5%
12044
Web score 14003 10089
Video editing 4563 7595
Photo editing 24716 30169
Data manipulation 9260 7902
Writing score 14763 13488

Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Motorola Moto G45
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-08-14 (Julianpowke)AnTuTu 11597734
πŸ“˜ 2026-06-26 (Sam)AnTuTu 11586585
πŸ“˜ 2026-05-22 (..)AnTuTu 11562861
πŸ“˜ 2026-04-23 (Alf_888)AnTuTu 11607863
πŸ“˜ 2026-02-16 (Berojgar)AnTuTu 11553534
Motorola Moto G35
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-12 (Rajeshwar Shah)AnTuTu 12670577
πŸ“˜ 2026-08-09 (Pavan Yadav)AnTuTu 11624406
πŸ“˜ 2026-08-03 (Ali)AnTuTu 11636592
πŸ“˜ 2026-06-12 (Zohakuten)Geekbench 6 GPU2113
πŸ“˜ 2026-06-12 (Zohakuten)Geekbench 6 CPU735 / 2318

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 128 GB
Storage type UFS 2.2 UFS 2.2
Memory card MicroSD MicroSD
Memory card max size Up to 1024 GB Up to 1024 GB

Software

Operating system Android 14 Android 14
ROM Hello UI Hello UI
OS size - 18 GB
OS updates 2 years 2 years
Security updates 2 years 3 years

Battery

Capacity 5000 mAh 5000 mAh
Max charge power 18 W 18 W
Battery type Li-Po Li-Po
Replaceable No No
Wireless charging No No
Reverse charging No No
Fast charging Yes (41% in 30 min) Yes
Full charging time 1:45 hr -
Battery cycles - 1000 cycles

Main camera

Matrix 50 megapixels 50 megapixels
Image resolution 8192 x 6144 8192 x 6144
Zoom Digital Digital
Flash LED LED
Stabilization Digital Digital
8K video recording No No
4K video recording No Up to 30FPS
1080p video recording Up to 30FPS Up to 30FPS
Slow motion 120 FPS (720p) -
Lenses 1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Macro: 2 MP
1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Ultrawide: 8 MP
Camera features - Bokeh mode - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
Standard lens
Image resolution 50 MP 50 MP
Aperture f/1.8 f/1.8
Sensor Samsung S5KJN1 Samsung S5KJN1
Sensor size 1/2.76" (β‰ˆ 0.36 inch) 1/2.76" (β‰ˆ 0.36 inch)
Pixel size 0.64 micron 0.64 micron
Autofocus Phase autofocus Phase autofocus
Stabilization Digital Digital
Ultra-wide lens
Image resolution - 8 MP
Aperture - f/2.2
Sensor size - 1/4.0" (β‰ˆ 0.25 inch)
Pixel size - 1.12 micron
Stabilization - Digital
Macro lens
Image resolution 2 MP -
Aperture f/2.4 -
Stabilization No -

Selfie camera

Megapixels 16 megapixels 16 megapixels
Image resolution 4920 x 3264 4920 x 3264
Aperture f/2.4 f/2.5
Sensor - CMOS
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 Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display
Bluetooth version 5.1 5
Bluetooth features LE LE
USB type USB Type-C USB Type-C
USB version 2 2
USB features - Charging
- USB-Storage mode
- OTG
- Charging
- USB-Storage mode
DisplayPort No No
GPS GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, QZSS GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, QZSS
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared port No No
Network
Number of SIM* 2 1
Type of SIM card Nano Nano
Multi SIM mode Standby -
eSIM support* No Yes
Hybrid slot No No
5G support Yes Yes

Sound

Speakers Stereo Stereo
Headphone audio jack Yes Yes
FM radio Yes Yes
Dolby Atmos Yes Yes
Speakers test
Max loudness
n/a
84.8 dB

Other

Category Budget Mid-range
Announced August 2024 August 2024
Release date August 2024 September 2024
Launch price (MSRP) $130 $199
Sensors - Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint
- Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint
Bundled charger Yes, 18 W Yes, 18 W
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.

Conclusion

If the display and performance are more important to you, then choose the Motorola Moto G35. But if the camera, gaming, and design are more of a priority – go for the Motorola Moto G45.

Cast your vote

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16 (19%)
68 (81%)
Total votes: 84

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Legend7867 May 14, 2025 at 08:19 AM
Hey,just goo! And buy! "G35" The best
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Haker February 21, 2025 at 11:45 AM
G45 lost due to it uses rebranded 695 as 6s Gen 3 G35 better
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Roman Zayn September 3, 2024 at 02:38 PM
G35 has 4K 30FPS video recording capabilities.
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