Motorola Moto G35 hands-on review

The new Moto G35 is the most affordable entry in this year’s Motorola G-series and it brings a competent specs sheet for just €199. We got to spend some time with the device following its announcement and these are our first impressions.

Motorola is turning a new page in its G-series design language with the G35 and the G55. Both devices offer sleek looks, with the camera island gently rising from the back. The textured back on the green color variant features vegan leather made with renewable materials, including soy and bamboo. The black and red versions get polycarbonate backs with a sparkle-like finish that also provides plenty of grip.

Motorola went with a dual camera setup headlined by a 50 MP main shooter which is joined by an 8 MP ultrawide lens.

Moto G35 comes in three color options - Guava Red, Midnight Black, and Leaf Green which is the one we got to test out. The green color is our personal favorite. The vegan leather helps with the grip and is a nice option if you want to go case-less.

Moving to the front, we have a sizeable 6.72-inch LCD with FHD+ resolution and 120 Hz refresh rate. The panel is rated at up to 1,000 nits peak brightness and it features an embedded 16 MP front-facing camera.

Moto G35 relies on the Unisoc T760 chipset and now comes with 128GB base storage, unlike its predecessor which started with 64GB storage.

Moto G35 top and bottom

The phone boots Android 14 out of the box with Motorola’s Hello UI interface on top and features a 5,000 mAh battery with 18W charging. You also get a microSD card slot, 3.5mm headphone jack, and a USB-C port for charging and data transfer.

We also have a hands-on review of the new Moto G55 which you can check out here.