Samsung Galaxy M35 5G vs M34 5G

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 M34 5G, which is powered by Exynos 1280 and came out 1 year 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 Samsung Galaxy M35 5G
  • Newer Bluetooth version (v5.3)
  • 27% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (768K versus 603K)
  • Compatible with Wi-Fi 6 wireless networks
  • Stereo speakers
  • Slow-motion recording at 480FPS
  • The phone is 1 year newer
  • The front-facing camera can record video at 4K
Reasons to consider the Samsung Galaxy M34 5G
  • Waterproof body (IP67 classification)
  • Includes a 3.5 mm headphone audio jack port

Review

Evaluation of Samsung Galaxy M35 5G and M34 5G 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)

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6 / 128 GB
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6 / 128 GB
45.4
(Average)
Value Index
48.3
(Average)

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests

Display

Type Super AMOLED Super AMOLED
Size 6.6 inches 6.5 inches
Resolution 1080 x 2340 pixels 1080 x 2340 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.5:9 19.5:9
PPI 390 ppi 396 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (60-120 Hz) No
Max rated brightness 1000 nits 1000 nits
HDR support Yes, HDR10 No
Touch sampling rate 240 Hz -
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass Corning Gorilla Glass 5
Screen-to-body ratio 83.9% 83.1%
Display features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
Display tests
RGB color space - 99.6%
PWM - 119 Hz
Response time - 1 ms
Contrast - ∞ Infinity
Peak brightness test (auto)
Sources: NotebookCheck [3]

Design and build

Height 162.3 mm (6.39 inches) 161.7 mm (6.37 inches)
Width 78.6 mm (3.09 inches) 77.2 mm (3.04 inches)
Thickness 9.1 mm (0.36 inches) 8.8 mm (0.35 inches)
Weight 222 g (7.83 oz) 208 g (7.34 oz)
Waterproof No IP67
Advanced cooling Vapor chamber -
Rear material Plastic Plastic
Frame material Plastic Plastic
Colors Gray, Blue, Purple Silver, Blue
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-button Yes, in-button
Screen-to-body ratio
83.9%

Performance

Chipset specifications of Samsung Galaxy M35 5G and Samsung Galaxy M34 5G
SoC
Chipset Samsung Exynos 1380 Samsung Exynos 1280
Max clock 2400 MHz 2400 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 2 GHz: Cortex-A55
- 2 cores at 2.4 GHz: Cortex-A78
L3 cache 4 MB -
Manufacturing Samsung Samsung
Lithography process 5 nanometers 5 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) Yes Yes
GPU
Graphics Mali-G68 MP5 Mali-G68 MP4
GPU shading units 160 128
GPU clock 949 MHz 897 MHz
FLOPS ~303.7 GFLOPS ~229.6 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Samsung Galaxy M35 5G and Samsung Galaxy M34 5G
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
2758
Compute Score (GPU)
3064
Compute Score (GPU) 3064 2359
Single-core score 1008 965
Multi-core score 2758 2104
Sources: Geekbench [3], [4]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
768538
603449
CPU 321623 247569
GPU 91573 72099
Memory 124065 109735
UX 231277 174046
Total score 768538 603449
Samples [19 tests] [7 tests]
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Stability 98% -
Graphics test 2 FPS 2 FPS
Graphics score 279 223
Sources: 3DMark [5], [6]
PCMark 3.0
Web score 10597 -
Video editing 7345 -
Photo editing 25069 -
Data manipulation 10909 -
Writing score 16185 -

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
Samsung Galaxy M34 5G
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-05-02 (JSKubing9001)Geekbench 6 GPU2359
πŸ“˜ 2026-05-02 (JSKubing9001)Geekbench 6 CPU909 / 1996
πŸ“˜ 2026-03-09 (yash)AnTuTu 11498318
πŸ“˜ 2026-02-22 (JosΓ©V.F.N)AnTuTu 11603449
πŸ“˜ 2025-12-27 (Arjun)Geekbench 6 CPU963 / 2112

Memory

RAM
RAM size 6 GB 6 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
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 13 (Can be upgraded to Android 16)
ROM One UI 8.5 One UI 8.0
OS size - 28 GB
OS updates 4 years 2 years
Security updates 5 years 4 years

Battery

Capacity 6000 mAh 6000 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 (45% in 30 min)
Full charging time 2:08 hr 2:20 hr
Battery life tests
Web browsing - 10:45 hr
Watching video - 16:08 hr
Gaming - 06:15 hr
Standby - 130 hr
General battery life

Main camera

Matrix 50 megapixels 50 megapixels
Image resolution 8160 x 6120 8160 x 6120
Zoom Digital Digital
Flash LED LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
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) 240 FPS (720p)
Angle of widest lens 123Β° 120Β°
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
- Pro mode
Standard lens
Image resolution 50 MP 50 MP
Aperture f/1.8 f/1.8
Sensor Sony LYT-600 -
Sensor size 1/2" (β‰ˆ 0.5 inch) -
Pixel size 1 micron -
Autofocus Phase autofocus Phase autofocus
Stabilization Optical Optical
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) -
Stabilization Digital Digital
Macro lens
Image resolution 2 MP -
Aperture f/2.4 -
Stabilization Digital -

Selfie camera

Megapixels 13 megapixels 13 megapixels
Image resolution 4160 x 3120 4160 x 3120
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.0
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 5.1
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
- OTG
DisplayPort No -
GPS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS GPS, GLONASS, 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 - No
Dolby Atmos Yes Yes
Speakers test
Max loudness

Other

Category Mid-range Mid-range
Announced May 2024 June 2023
Release date May 2024 June 2023
Launch price (MSRP) $435 $230
Successor - - Samsung Galaxy M35 5G
SAR (head) 0.31 W/kg -
SAR (body) 1.3 W/kg -
Sensors - Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint
- Proximity sensor
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- 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

If the display, camera, performance, gaming, connectivity, and sound are more important to you, then choose the Samsung Galaxy M35 5G. But if the battery life and design are more of a priority – go for the Samsung Galaxy M34 5G.

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