Samsung’s Galaxy M series is known for being affordable while also offering good value for money. The latest M series phone from Samsung, the 
Daylight and lowlight shots from the primary camera at 1x [Tap to expand]
Samsung’s 8-megapixel ultra-wide camera also performs decently well in both daylight and lowlight conditions. However, the lowlight photos have a lot more noise than the main camera. The colour accuracy between the primary and ultrawide cameras is pretty good.
Ultrawide shots from the 8-megapixel sensor [Tap to Expand]
The third sensor is a depth unit and aids in portrait photos, which are not too bad. The edge detection is fine for a phone at this price, but the Portrait mode doesn’t let you zoom in or out, which means that the photos are always taken at the standard 1x.
Selfies from the Galaxy M35 are decent in daylight conditions, although the skin tones aren’t very accurate. In low light, there’s a lot of noise in selfies.
Coming to the video performance, the rear main camera can shoot at 4K resolution at 30fps. The footage in daylight conditions is mostly clean with slightly saturated colours, but you will notice some choppiness if moving around. Night video performance is also not too bad, but you’ll see plenty of noise. There is a Super Steady mode that produces better-stabilised footage, but it’s locked at 1080p 30fps.
Samsung Galaxy M35 Battery: Monster performance
- Battery capacity – 6,000mAh
- Fast charging – 18W
- Charger – Not included
Although I anticipated the phone to perform quite well in our battery life test, I didn’t expect it to meet the 2-day advertised battery claim. The phone lasted 47 hours and 17 mins in our HD video loop test. None of the phones in its price segment got even close to that number. Of course, daily usage numbers will be lower, but you can easily get the phone to last one and a half days or more with all kinds of usage.
Samsung doesn’t include a charger in the box
Charging is relatively slow, though. There’s no charger provided in the box, so you’ll need to get one. I’d recommend a 20W charger, at least. I used a 30W adapter, and the phone took about 2 hours to go from 0 to 100 percent.
Samsung Galaxy M35 Verdict
The Samsung Galaxy M35 faces competition from phones such as the OnePlus Nord CE 4 Lite (Review), CMF Phone 1 (Review), the Motorola G85 (Review), and so on. If you look at our benchmark results, the phone performed better than all of its competition except the Motorola G85. If you’re looking for a phone with a better design, then the CMF Phone 1 or the Moto G85 could be a better choice. All of the phones I mentioned will also offer a slimmer and lighter build. You may not get the same battery life, but you’ll get faster charging, while camera performance is mostly the same across the devices.
If you’re looking for a phone under Rs. 20,000 with a good display, simple design, excellent battery life, good performance with almost no heating issues, a good set of cameras, and brilliant software support, then the Galaxy M35 5G is something to definitely check out. It is a budget star!
