Mid-range · 2024

Samsung Galaxy A35

Name: Samsung Galaxy A35
Brand: Samsung
Price: 444999 NGN
Availability: InStock

From ₦350,000 to ₦550,000 · 13 sellers·Last checked 1d ago

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Our Take

CPU benches near recent mid-range phones like the Samsung Galaxy A36 Camera shares the Google Pixel 10's main sensor

Best for

Strength Stabilised camera (OIS), 120Hz AMOLED

Extras Curved display, IP67 water resistance

6.6″ AMOLED · 120Hz

1380 4 / 128 GB

5000 mAh 25W charging

50 MP 3 rear · 13 MP selfie

5G Wi-Fi 6 · NFC

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In the Real World

See how the Samsung Galaxy A35 looks and feels in everyday use.

Full specifications

Display

6.6″ · Super AMOLED · 1080 × 2340 · 120 Hz · HDR

OLED + smooth

A clean OLED panel — colours pop and sunlight visibility is solid.

Screen size

6.6"

Panel type

Super AMOLED

OLED

Resolution

1080 × 2340 px

Refresh rate

120 Hz

Smooth

Brightness

1024 nits

HDR

Supported

Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass Victus+

Performance

Exynos 1380 (5 nm) · 8-core 2.4 GHz · Mali-G68 MP5

Everyday capable

Daily apps and casual games run smoothly — heavy gaming will drop frames.

Chipset

Exynos 1380 (5 nm)

Current CPU tier

Mid-range

AnTuTu

603,647

v10

GeekBench

2,931

Graphics test

3DMark 806 (Wild Life Extreme)

CPU

8-core, 2.4 GHz

GPU

Mali-G68 MP5

Process

5 nm

RAM type

LPDDR4X RAM

Storage type

UFS Storage 2.2

CPU layout

4x2.4GHz ARM Cortex A78 + 4x2.0 GHz ARM Cortex A55

Software & updates

Android 14, up to 4 major Android upgrades, One UI 7 · 4-year support

How long the maker keeps shipping Android and security updates — the main thing that decides how many years this phone stays current.

Operating system

Android 14, up to 4 major Android upgrades, One UI 7

Software support

4 years of updates

Updates remaining

~2 years

Camera

50 MP f/1.8 main · OIS · 13 MP selfie · 4K video

OIS + 4K

Stabilised main camera holds up in low light. Front camera is fine for daylight selfies.

Main camera

50 MP f/1.8

OIS

Ultrawide

8 MP f/2.2

Macro

5 MP

Front camera

13 MP f/2.2

Main sensor

Samsung GN8, 1/1.96", 0.8µm

Mainstream sensor

Same sensor in

Google Pixel 10 , Google Pixel 9a

Slow motion

Yes, 240 fps

Camera extras

RAW, Night mode, AutoFraming, AI camera engine

Video

4K @ 30 fps

4K video

Battery

5000 mAh · 25 W wired

All-day

A genuinely all-day battery — comfortably handles streaming and social.

Capacity

5000 mAh

Lab active use

12:26h

Wired charging

25 W

Removable

Audio

Good (-26.1 LUFS) · Stereo · Dolby Atmos · Hi-Res

Stereo speakers

Loudspeaker

Good (-26.1 LUFS)

Speakers

Stereo

Dolby Atmos

Supported

Hi-Res audio

Supported

Audio features

Hi-Res audio, Dolby Atmos

Memory

4 GB RAM · 128 GB · expandable

Tight

RAM

4 GB

Tight for 2026

Storage

128 GB

Configurations

4/128GB · 6/128GB · 8/128GB · 6/256GB · 8/256GB · 12/256GB

Expandable

Yes

Connectivity

5G · NFC · Wi-Fi 6

Modern radios

Yes

4G LTE

Yes

NFC

Yes

Contactless

Wi-Fi

Wi-Fi 6

Modern Wi-Fi

Bluetooth

5.3

GPS systems

GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, QZSS, Galileo

USB

USB-C 2.0

USB OTG

Yes

3.5mm jack

IR blaster

SIM

1× Nano-SIM

Network bands

4G works on all four carriers — 5G on MTN & Airtel

Radio bands decide whether this phone sees MTN, Glo, Airtel or 9mobile towers — and how strong the signal holds indoors.

M MTN

4G full · 5G works

Full

A Airtel

4G full · 5G works

Full

G Glo

4G works No B28 — signal can get weak indoors and outside the big cities.

Works

9 9mobile

4G full

Full

The bands Nigerian networks use

B3 main band

M A G 9

B7 extra speed

B20 indoor reach

B28 indoor reach

n78 the 5G band

M A

The dots show which network uses each band. ✓ means this phone has it, ✗ means it doesn't.

All reported bands

2G B2, B3, B5, B8

3G B1, B2, B5, B8

4G B1, B2, B3, B5, B7, B8, B12, B17, B20, B26, B28b, B28a, B32

5G n1, n3, n5, n7, n8, n20, n28b, n28a, n38, n40, n41, n66, n77, n78

Build & Design

209 g · 8.2 mm · IP67

Built to last

Height

161.7 mm

Width

78.0 mm

Thickness

8.2 mm

Weight

209 g

IP rating

IP67

Water resistant

Sensors

Fingerprint (under display, optical) · accelerometer · gyro · compass

Sensors

Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, compass

Images and battery life estimates from GSMArena · Read full review

DXOMARK test scores

Lab-tested scores from DXOMark — independent measurements, not manufacturer claims. Tap any card to view photo samples and the full review.

Scores are on DXOMark's open-ended 0–200 scale. Higher is better.

How it stacks up against the rest.

A few phones around the same price, so you can see what this one does better and what it gives up.

Apple iPhone 16

Loses on most 1 win 4 losses

Smoother display

Super AMOLED vs OLED panel · 120 Hz vs 60 Hz refresh · 6.6″ vs 6.1″ screen

Lower benchmark score

604k vs 1.9M AnTuTu · Mid-range vs Flagship tier

Lower video ceiling

4K @ 30 fps vs 4K @ 60 fps video · 50 MP · f/1.8 vs 48 MP · f/1.6 main

Shorter tested battery life

12h 26m vs 15h 42m active use

Heavier in hand

209 g vs 170 g

₦530k cheaper Full comparison

Samsung Galaxy S24

Loses on most 1 win 4 losses

25% larger battery capacity

5,000 mAh vs 4,000 mAh battery

Weaker display tech

Super AMOLED vs Dynamic AMOLED panel · Tradeoff: 6.6″ vs 6.2″ screen

Lower benchmark score

604k vs 1.9M AnTuTu · Mid-range vs Flagship tier

Lower video ceiling

— vs Telephoto · OIS · 4K @ 30 fps vs 8K @ 30 fps video · 50 MP · f/1.8 vs 50 MP · f/1.8 main

Heavier in hand

209 g vs 167 g

₦180k cheaper Full comparison

Where to buy

13 sellers·New from ₦370,000 to ₦550,000·Used from ₦350,000

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Jiji Used

₦350,000

Lowest of 13 Fair for used

DOZZYDATA TELEGLOBAL

6.2 yrs · 249 feedback · 256GB

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Jiji New

₦370,000

Neobest Gadgets

1.7 yrs · 174 feedback · 128GB

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Jiji New

₦405,000

Legendary Gadgets-W

4.6 yrs · 451 feedback · 128GB

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Jiji New

₦410,000

CeeLinks Teleglobal

5.8 yrs · 389 feedback · 128GB

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Jiji New

₦415,000

Neobest Gadgets

1.7 yrs · 174 feedback · 256GB

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Jiji New

₦420,000

CeeLinks Teleglobal

5.8 yrs · 389 feedback · 256GB

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Jiji New

₦420,000

BLACKHUB GADGETS

10.8 yrs · 341 feedback · 256GB

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Jiji New

₦444,999

Legendary Gadgets-W

4.6 yrs · 451 feedback · 256GB

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Jiji New

₦530,000

DOZZYDATA TELEGLOBAL

6.2 yrs · 249 feedback · 128GB

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Jiji New

₦550,000

RABI'U YANCO COMMUNICATIONS

7.8 yrs · 13 feedback · 256GB

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Konga New

₦414,000

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OJAYS

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