BLU BLU G35 G35 Gray 32GB 2025 Review

The Blu G35 is a $73 smartphone. It works, but just barely. Our data gives it a 49.1/100 score. Only buy this if your budget is absolutely non-negotiable.

The Blu G35 is a $73 smartphone. That's its entire pitch. For that money, you get a 6.5-inch screen, Android 14, and a basic 8MP camera. It's a phone for one thing: getting online without spending much.

Our database scores it at a 49.1 out of 100 overall, which is about what you'd expect. It's not built to impress, but to exist. If your needs are simple—texts, calls, light browsing—this might be all you need.

The Unisoc 9863 chip and 3GB of RAM are the definition of basic. Our performance percentile is a surprisingly high 95th, but that's only because we're comparing it against the absolute cheapest phones out there. It'll handle everyday apps, but don't expect speed. Multitasking is a stretch, and gaming is limited to the simplest titles. The 32GB of storage fills up fast, though you can add a microSD card.

At $73, the value proposition is brutally simple. You are not getting a good phone. You are getting a functional phone for under a hundred bucks. If that's your budget ceiling, it's worth considering. If you can stretch to even $150, you'll find dramatically better options that won't feel like a compromise after a week.

Stacked against its budget rivals, the G35 is the bare-bones option. The Motorola Moto G series around $150 offers a much better experience with cleaner software and better cameras. The Samsung Galaxy A0x series, when on sale, is another step up in polish. The G35 undercuts them all on price, but you feel every penny of that savings in daily use. It's for when those other phones are simply not an option.

Skip this if you care about camera quality, screen sharpness, or snappy performance. If you use more than two apps at a time, the 3GB of RAM will choke. Also, if 5G matters to you, look elsewhere—this is 4G only.

Buy the Blu G35 if your budget is locked at $70 and you need a new, unlocked Android phone today. It's for emergency replacements, a first phone for a kid, or a dedicated burner. For anyone else, saving up for a $150 Motorola or Samsung is a vastly better investment that you won't regret in six months.