Motorola Moto G55 vs Moto G35

56 out of 100
Motorola Moto G55
VS
51 out of 100
Motorola Moto G35

Here we compared two mid-range smartphones: the 6.49-inch Motorola Moto G55 (with MediaTek Dimensity 7025) that was released on August 29, 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 G55
  • Newer Bluetooth version (v5.3)
  • Optical image stabilization
  • More recent OS version: Android 15 versus 14
  • Supports higher wattage charging (30W versus 18W)
  • 37% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 1008 and 735 points
Reasons to consider the Motorola Moto G35
  • Ability to record video in 4K resolution
  • Delivers 12% higher peak brightness (975 against 868 nits)

Review

Evaluation of Motorola Moto G55 and Moto G35 crucial features
Display
Screen quality, color accuracy, brightness
Camera
Photo and video recording quality
55*
44*
Performance
CPU and memory performance (apps, system)
Gaming
Capabilities for playing modern games
Battery
Battery life, charging type and speed
70*
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
56*
51*
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Value for money (Beta)

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4 / 128 GB
VS
4 / 128 GB
287.9
(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 6.49 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 (60-120 Hz) No
Max rated brightness 560 nits 1000 nits
HDR support No Yes, HDR10
Touch sampling rate 240 Hz 240 Hz
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 5 Corning Gorilla Glass 3
Screen-to-body ratio 85.2% 86.3%
Display features - DCI-P3 -
Display tests
RGB color space 99.8% 94.4%
PWM Not detected Not detected
Response time 28 ms 32 ms
Contrast 2420:1 1527:1
Screen space comparison
Moto G35
6.72β€³ (20:9 ratio) = 16.9 in2
Moto G55
6.49β€³ (20:9 ratio) = 15.8 in2
~7% more screen space
Peak brightness test (auto)
868 nits
Moto G35 +12%
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 8.09 mm (0.32 inches) 7.79 mm (0.31 inches)
Weight 182 g (6.42 oz) 188 g (6.63 oz)
Waterproof Yes Yes
Rear material Plastic Plastic
Frame material Plastic Plastic
Colors Gray, Green, Purple Black, Green, Red
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-button Yes, in-button
Repairability Good (3.99/5) Good (3.99/5)
Drop resistance Very good (B) Β· 180 drops Very good (B) Β· 180 drops
Screen-to-body ratio
85.2%
Moto G35 +1%
86.3%

Performance

Chipset specifications of Motorola Moto G55 and Motorola Moto G35
SoC
Chipset MediaTek Dimensity 7025 Unisoc T760
Max clock 2500 MHz 2500 MHz
CPU cores 8 (2 + 6) 8 (4 + 4)
Architecture - 6 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A55
- 2 cores at 2.5 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) MediaTek NPU 550 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 G55 and Motorola Moto G35
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Moto G55 +37%
1008
735
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Moto G55 +2%
2366
2318
Single-core score 1008 735
Multi-core score 2366 2318
Sources: Geekbench [3], [4]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
630214
628581
CPU 240801 273586
GPU 57917 52033
Memory 121870 132639
UX 209626 170323
Total score 630214 628581
Samples Less than 3 [16 tests]
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
n/a
172
Graphics test - 1 FPS
Graphics score - 172
Sources: 3DMark [5], [6]
PCMark 3.0
Moto G55 +9%
13133
12044
Web score 13252 10089
Video editing 5940 7595
Photo editing 27374 30169
Data manipulation 9686 7902
Writing score 17264 13488

Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Motorola Moto G55
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-07-23 (MABS)AnTuTu 11630214
πŸ“˜ 2025-11-22 (Petanstvik Official)CPU Throttle72%
πŸ“˜ 2025-11-22 (Petanstvik Official)Geekbench 6 CPU1008 / 2366
πŸ“˜ 2025-11-22 (Petanstvik)CPU Throttle77%
πŸ“˜ 2025-11-22 (Petanstvik)Geekbench 6 CPU1008 / 2366
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 (Can be upgraded to Android 15) 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 30 W 18 W
Battery type Li-Po Li-Po
Replaceable No No
Wireless charging No No
Reverse charging No No
Fast charging Yes (54% in 30 min) Yes
Full charging time 1:14 hr -
Battery cycles 800 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 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) Ultrawide: 8 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 8 MP
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.2
Sensor size 1/4.0" (β‰ˆ 0.25 inch) 1/4.0" (β‰ˆ 0.25 inch)
Pixel size 1.12 micron 1.12 micron
Stabilization Digital 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
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 No
GPS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, QZSS
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared port No No
Network
Number of SIM* 1 1
Type of SIM card Nano Nano
eSIM support* Yes Yes
Hybrid slot No 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
84.7 dB
84.8 dB

Other

Category Mid-range Mid-range
Announced August 2024 August 2024
Release date September 2024 September 2024
Launch price (MSRP) $249 $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, 33 W Yes, 18 W
Further details
Notes on Moto G55:
    - The eco-leather version is thicker at 8.19 mm and weighs 3 grams more than the plastic one.
*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 G55 is definitely a better buy.

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