Motorola Moto G54 5G vs Moto G35

Here we compared two mid-range smartphones: the 6.5-inch Motorola Moto G54 5G (with MediaTek Dimensity 7020) that was released on September 5, 2023, against the Motorola Moto G35, which is powered by Unisoc T760 and came out 1 year after. 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 G54 5G
  • Water-resistant body (IP52 classification)
  • Has 2x more RAM: 8GB versus 4GB
  • Newer Bluetooth version (v5.3)
  • Optical image stabilization
  • More recent OS version: Android 15 versus 14
  • Has 2 SIM card slots
  • Reverse charging feature
  • 26% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 923 and 735 points
Reasons to consider the Motorola Moto G35
  • Delivers 109% higher peak brightness (975 against 467 nits)
  • Ability to record video in 4K resolution
  • The phone is 1 year newer

Review

Evaluation of Motorola Moto G54 5G and Moto G35 crucial features
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)

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8 / 128 GB
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4 / 128 GB
30.3
(Mediocre)
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 1080 x 2400 pixels 1080 x 2400 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 20:9
PPI 405 ppi 392 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (30-120 Hz) No
Max rated brightness 560 nits 1000 nits
HDR support No Yes, HDR10
Touch sampling rate 240 Hz 240 Hz
Screen protection Tempered glass Corning Gorilla Glass 3
Screen-to-body ratio 85.6% 86.3%
Display features - DCI-P3 -
Display tests
RGB color space 99.8% 94.4%
PWM Not detected Not detected
Response time 24 ms 32 ms
Contrast 1640:1 1527:1
Peak brightness test (auto)
467 nits
Moto G35 +109%
975 nits
Sources: NotebookCheck [3], [4]

Design and build

Height 161.56 mm (6.36 inches) 166.29 mm (6.55 inches)
Width 73.82 mm (2.91 inches) 75.98 mm (2.99 inches)
Thickness 8.89 mm (0.35 inches) 7.79 mm (0.31 inches)
Weight 177 g (6.24 oz) 188 g (6.63 oz)
Waterproof IP52 Yes
Rear material Plastic Plastic
Frame material Plastic Plastic
Colors Blue, Green 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
85.6%
Moto G35 +1%
86.3%

Performance

Chipset specifications of Motorola Moto G54 5G and Motorola Moto G35
SoC
Chipset MediaTek Dimensity 7020 Unisoc T760
Max clock 2200 MHz 2500 MHz
CPU cores 8 (2 + 6) 8 (4 + 4)
Architecture - 6 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A55
- 2 cores at 2.2 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) Yes Yes
GPU
Graphics IMG BXM-8-256 Mali-G57
GPU shading units 128 128
GPU clock 950 MHz 650 MHz
FLOPS ~243.2 GFLOPS ~166.4 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Motorola Moto G54 5G and Motorola Moto G35
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
923
735
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Moto G35 +3%
2318
Single-core score 923 735
Multi-core score 2248 2318
Sources: Geekbench [3], [4]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
639509
628581
CPU 249528 273586
GPU 53947 52033
Memory 144109 132639
UX 191925 170323
Total score 639509 628581
Samples [5 tests] [16 tests]
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Graphics test - 1 FPS
Graphics score - 172
Sources: 3DMark [5], [6]
PCMark 3.0
12479
12044
Web score 13142 10089
Video editing 5885 7595
Photo editing 27513 30169
Data manipulation 9228 7902
Writing score 15527 13488

Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Motorola Moto G54 5G
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-12 (Murilo)AnTuTu 11585043
πŸ“˜ 2026-08-29 (SANDER)AnTuTu 11688346
πŸ“˜ 2026-07-31 (PhosperX)AnTuTu 11662065
πŸ“˜ 2026-03-12 (Mtsls_09)AnTuTu 11637265
πŸ“˜ 2026-02-08 (SANDER)AnTuTu 11644203
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 8 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 13 (Can be upgraded to Android 15) Android 14
ROM Hello UI Hello UI
OS size 19 GB 18 GB
OS updates 2 years 2 years
Security updates 2 years 3 years

Battery

Capacity 5000 mAh 5000 mAh
Max charge power 15 W 18 W
Battery type Li-Po Li-Po
Replaceable No No
Wireless charging No No
Reverse charging Yes No
Bypass charging No -
Fast charging Yes (50% in 33 min) Yes
Full charging time 1:15 hr -
Battery cycles - 1000 cycles
Battery life tests
Web browsing 09:34 hr -
Watching video 13:33 hr -
Gaming 05:02 hr -
Standby 140 hr -
General battery life
25:29 hr
n/a

Main camera

Matrix 50 megapixels 50 megapixels
Image resolution 8192 x 6144 8192 x 6144
Zoom Digital Digital
Flash LED LED
Stabilization Optical Digital
8K video recording No No
4K video recording No Up to 30FPS
1080p video recording Up to 60FPS Up to 30FPS
Slow motion 120 FPS (720p) -
Angle of widest lens 118Β° -
Lenses 1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Macro: 2 MP
1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Ultrawide: 8 MP
Camera features - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
- RAW support
- Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
Standard lens
Image resolution 50 MP 50 MP
Aperture f/1.8 f/1.8
Sensor - Samsung S5KJN1
Sensor size - 1/2.76" (β‰ˆ 0.36 inch)
Pixel size 0.61 micron 0.64 micron
Autofocus Phase autofocus Phase autofocus
Stabilization Optical 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 -
Pixel size 1.75 micron -
Stabilization Digital -

Selfie camera

Megapixels 16 megapixels 16 megapixels
Image resolution 4920 x 3264 4920 x 3264
Aperture f/2.4 f/2.5
Sensor CMOS CMOS
Pixel size 1 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 Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display
Bluetooth version 5.3 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
GPS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, 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* Yes Yes
Hybrid slot Yes No
LTE Cat* 18 -
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
79.7 dB
Moto G35 +6%
84.8 dB

Other

Category Mid-range Mid-range
Announced September 2023 August 2024
Release date September 2023 September 2024
Launch price (MSRP) $179 $199
Successor - Motorola Moto G56 5G -
Sensors - Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint
- Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint
Bundled charger Yes, 20 W Yes, 18 W
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.

Conclusion

If the performance, gaming, battery life, connectivity, software, and design are more important to you, then choose the Motorola Moto G54 5G. But if the display is more of a priority – go for the Motorola Moto G35.

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