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Samsung Galaxy M35 5G vs Galaxy M23

56 out of 100
Samsung Galaxy M35 5G
VS
44 out of 100
Samsung Galaxy M23
Samsung Galaxy M35 5G
Samsung Galaxy M23

Here we compared two mid-range smartphones: the 6.6-inch Samsung Galaxy M35 5G (with Exynos 1380) that was released on May 24, 2024, against the Samsung Galaxy M23, which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 750G and came out 2 years and 3 months before. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.

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  1. Differences
  2. Review
  3. Specs
  4. Benchmarks
  5. Battery life
  6. Camera
  7. Comments (2)

Key differences

An overview of the main advantages of each smartphone
Reasons to consider the Samsung Galaxy M35 5G
  • Comes with 1000 mAh larger battery capacity: 6000 vs 5000 mAh
  • 36% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (768K versus 566K)
  • Newer Bluetooth version (v5.3)
  • Optical image stabilization
  • More recent OS version: Android 16 versus 13
  • Compatible with Wi-Fi 6 wireless networks
  • Stereo speakers
  • Has 50% more RAM: 6GB versus 4GB
  • Super AMOLED display (versus competitor's PLS TFT)
  • The phone is 2 years and 3 months newer
  • The front-facing camera can record video at 4K
Reasons to consider the Samsung Galaxy M23
  • Weighs 24 grams less
  • Includes a 3.5 mm headphone audio jack port

Review

Evaluation of Samsung Galaxy M35 5G and Galaxy M23 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
Scores with a red asterisk (*) are approximate and may change in the future as we gather more data.
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Value for money (Beta)

Should I update?
No 69% Yes
Yes, we think most users will notice the upgrade.
Updating from Samsung Galaxy M23 to Samsung Galaxy M35 5G makes sense and should feel noticeably better in daily use.
Main improvements: camera, display, and performance.

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests
Phone:
Galaxy M35 5G
vs
Galaxy M23

Display

Type Super AMOLED PLS TFT
Size 6.6 inches 6.6 inches
Resolution 1080 x 2340 pixels 1080 x 2408 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.5:9 20:9
PPI 390 ppi 400 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (60-120 Hz) Yes (60-120 Hz)
Max rated brightness 1000 nits 525 nits
HDR support Yes, HDR10 No
Touch sampling rate 240 Hz -
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass Tempered glass
Screen-to-body ratio 83.9% 82.5%
Display features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display		 -
Display tests
RGB color space - 99.9%
PWM - Not detected
Response time - 29 ms
Contrast - 1378:1
Peak brightness test (auto)
Galaxy M35 5G
n/a
Galaxy M23
520 nits
Sources: NotebookCheck [3]

Design and build

Height 162.3 mm (6.39 inches) 165.5 mm (6.52 inches)
Width 78.6 mm (3.09 inches) 77 mm (3.03 inches)
Thickness 9.1 mm (0.36 inches) 8.4 mm (0.33 inches)
Weight 222 g (7.83 oz) 198 g (6.98 oz)
Waterproof No No
Advanced cooling Vapor chamber -
Rear material Plastic Plastic
Frame material Plastic Plastic
Colors Gray, Blue, Purple Blue, Green
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-button Yes, in-button
Screen-to-body ratio
Galaxy M35 5G +2%
83.9%
Galaxy M23
82.5%

Performance

Chipset specifications of Samsung Galaxy M35 5G and Samsung Galaxy M23
SoC
Chipset Samsung Exynos 1380 Qualcomm Snapdragon 750G
Max clock 2400 MHz 2200 MHz
CPU cores 8 (4 + 4) 8 (2 + 6)
Architecture - 4 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A55
- 4 cores at 2.4 GHz: Cortex-A78		 - 6 cores at 1.8 GHz: Kryo 570 Silver (Cortex-A55)
- 2 cores at 2.2 GHz: Kryo 570 Gold (Cortex-A77)
L3 cache 4 MB 3 MB
Manufacturing Samsung Samsung
Lithography process 5 nanometers 8 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) Yes Hexagon 694
GPU
Graphics Mali-G68 MP5 Adreno 619
GPU shading units 160 256
GPU clock 949 MHz 800 MHz
FLOPS ~303.7 GFLOPS ~409.6 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Samsung Galaxy M35 5G and Samsung Galaxy M23
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Galaxy M35 5G +68%
1008
Galaxy M23
601
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Galaxy M35 5G +47%
2758
Galaxy M23
1882
Compute Score (GPU)
Galaxy M35 5G +167%
3064
Galaxy M23
1147
Compute Score (GPU) 3064 1147
Single-core score 1008 601
Multi-core score 2758 1882
Sources: Geekbench [3], [4]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
Galaxy M35 5G +36%
768538
Galaxy M23
566483
CPU 321623 242759
GPU 91573 50920
Memory 124065 92020
UX 231277 180784
Total score 768538 566483
Samples [19 tests] [5 tests]
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Stability 98% -
Graphics test 2 FPS -
Graphics score 279 -
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
Stability - 99%
Graphics test - 1 FPS
Graphics score - 330
Sources: 3DMark [5], [6]
PCMark 3.0
Galaxy M35 5G +44%
12792
Galaxy M23
8898
Web score 10597 7576
Video editing 7345 6985
Photo editing 25069 19274
Data manipulation 10909 7680
Writing score 16185 8986
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Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Samsung Galaxy M35 5G
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-29 (Ankit)AnTuTu 12843613
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-24 -> Nino_anesAnTuTu 12872443
πŸ“˜ 2026-06-14 -> Nino_anesGeekbench 6 CPU1014 / 2964
πŸ“˜ 2026-06-12 -> Nino_anesAnTuTu 11790208
πŸ“˜ 2026-05-10 (Le anes)Geekbench 6 CPU1011 / 3031
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Samsung Galaxy M23
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-07-28 (Breno)AnTuTu 11614247
πŸ“˜ 2026-06-04 (JΓ£o)AnTuTu 11579715
πŸ“˜ 2026-06-04 (JΓ£o)AnTuTu 11566483
πŸ“˜ 2026-05-09 -> LukeAnTuTu 11517683
πŸ“˜ 2026-04-02 (Artur Enzo)Geekbench 6 GPU1147
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Memory

RAM
RAM size 6 GB 4 GB
Memory type LPDDR4X LPDDR4X
Memory clock 2133 MHz -
Channels 2 2
Storage
Storage size 128 GB 64 GB
Storage type - UFS 2.1
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 16) Android 12 (Can be upgraded to Android 13)
ROM One UI 8.5 One UI 4.1
OS size - 15 GB
OS updates 4 years 2 years
Security updates 5 years 4 years

Battery

Capacity 6000 mAh 5000 mAh
Max charge power 25 W 25 W
Battery type Li-Ion Li-Ion
Replaceable No No
Wireless charging No No
Reverse charging No No
Fast charging Yes (52% in 30 min) Yes (32% in 30 min)
Full charging time 2:08 hr 1:43 hr
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Main camera

Matrix 50 megapixels 50 megapixels
Image resolution 8160 x 6120 8192 x 6144
Zoom Digital Digital
Flash LED LED
Stabilization Optical Digital
8K video recording No No
4K video recording Up to 30FPS Up to 30FPS
1080p video recording Up to 60FPS Up to 30FPS
Slow motion 480 FPS (720p) 480 FPS (720p)
Angle of widest lens 123Β° 123Β°
Lenses 1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Ultrawide: 8 MP
3) Macro: 2 MP
1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Ultrawide: 8 MP
3) Depth: 2 MP
Camera features - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode		 - Bokeh mode
Standard lens
Image resolution 50 MP 50 MP
Aperture f/1.8 f/1.8
Focal length - 26 mm
Sensor Sony LYT-600 Samsung S5KJN1
Sensor size 1/2" (β‰ˆ 0.5 inch) 1/2.76" (β‰ˆ 0.36 inch)
Pixel size 1 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" (β‰ˆ 0.25 inch)
Pixel size - 1.12 micron
Stabilization Digital Digital
Macro lens
Image resolution 2 MP -
Aperture f/2.4 -
Stabilization Digital -

Selfie camera

Megapixels 13 megapixels 8 megapixels
Image resolution 4160 x 3120 3264 x 2448
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.2
Sensor - CMOS
Sensor size 1/3.06" (β‰ˆ 0.33 inch) -
Pixel size 1.12 micron -
Autofocus No No
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 2160p (4K) at 30 FPS 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS
Depth sensor (TOF 3D) No No

Connectivity

Wi-Fi standard Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac)
Wi-Fi features - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi MiMO
- 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 PBAP/PAB, PAN, OPP, MAP, HSP, HID, HFP, DIP, AVRCP, A2DP
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, Beidou, Galileo
NFC* Depends on the region Depends on the region
Infrared port No No
Network
Number of SIM* 2 2
Type of SIM card Nano Nano
Multi SIM mode Standby Standby
eSIM support* No No
Hybrid slot Yes No
LTE Cat* 18 -
5G support Yes Yes

Sound

Speakers Stereo Mono
Headphone audio jack No Yes
FM radio - Yes
Dolby Atmos Yes Yes
Speakers test
Max loudness

Other

Category Mid-range Mid-range
Announced May 2024 March 2022
Release date May 2024 March 2022
Launch price (MSRP) $435 $230
SAR (head) 0.31 W/kg -
SAR (body) 1.3 W/kg -
Sensors - Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint		 - Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Compass
- Fingerprint
Bundled charger Not included Not included
*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 Samsung Galaxy M35 5G is definitely a better buy.

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Serhii May 20, 2025 at 05:52 AM
It's display doesn't support any HDR standard. Thank you for a comment.
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MZRT May 14, 2025 at 06:03 PM
Some of these specs are wrong M23: Uses Gorilla Glass 5 Supports HDR content (Hardware decoding) 120Hz Touch Resampling Rate Supports 120Hz-60Hz adaptive refresh rate. Both phones support reverse charging. Li-ion is better because Li-Po wears out faster
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