Asus Zenfone 12 Ultra specs, comparisons, faq, opinions

Asus Zenfone 12 Ultra
  • Exp. release 2025, February 28 220g, 8.9mm thickness Android 15, up to 2 major Android upgrades 256GB/512GB storage, no card slot
  • Octa-core (2x4.32 GHz Oryon V2 Phoenix L + 6x3.53 GHz Oryon V2 Phoenix M) Adreno 830 Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM + eSIM (max 2 at a time) About 1,120 USD
  • 6.78" 1080x2400 pixels
  • 5MP 4320p
  • 12/16GB RAM Snapdragon 8 Elite
  • 5500mAh 65W15W

Asus Zenfone 12 Ultra overview

Asus Zenfone 12 Ultra is a smartphone that runs on Android. It is expected to be release 2025, February 28. Asus Zenfone 12 Ultra has 6.78 inch, LTPO AMOLED, 144Hz, HDR10, 1600 nits (HBM), 2500 nits (peak), a resolution of 1080 x 2400 pixels screen with Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2. It uses Qualcomm SM8750-AB Snapdragon 8 Elite (3 nm) chipset, Octa-core (2x4.32 GHz Oryon V2 Phoenix L + 6x3.53 GHz Oryon V2 Phoenix M) CPU, Adreno 830 GPU. It supports 2G, 3G, 4G, 5G networks with Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM + eSIM (max 2 at a time). It has 5MP Triple main camera, 32MP Single selfie camera. Asus Zenfone 12 Ultra uses 5500 mAh battery which supports wireless charging. The price of Asus Zenfone 12 Ultra is about 1,120 USD.

Score the key features of Asus Zenfone 12 Ultra compared to the other phones on the market:

  • CPU Cores: 95 / 100 points
  • Camera pixels: 100 / 100 points
  • Screen resolution: 81 / 100 points
  • Battery capacity: 99 / 100 points
  • Price: 93 / 100 points

Asus Zenfone 12 Ultra full specifications

NETWORK

Technology GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G
2G bands GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G bands HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G bands 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 32, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 48, 66
5G bands 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 18, 20, 25, 26, 28, 38, 40, 41, 48, 66, 77, 78, 79 SA/NSA
Speed HSPA, LTE, 5G

LAUNCH

Announced 2025, February 06
Status Coming soon

BODY

Dimensions 163.8 x 77 x 8.9 mm (6.45 x 3.03 x 0.35 in)
Weight 220 g (7.76 oz)
Build Glass front (Gorilla Glass Victus 2), aluminum frame, glass back
SIM Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM + eSIM (max 2 at a time)
  IP68 dust tight and water resistant (immersible up to 1.5m for 30 min)

DISPLAY

Type LTPO AMOLED, 144Hz, HDR10, 1600 nits (HBM), 2500 nits (peak)
Size 6.78 inches, 111.0 cm2 (~88.0% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 1080 x 2400 pixels, 20:9 ratio (~388 ppi density)
Protection Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2
  Always-on display

PLATFORM

OS Android 15, up to 2 major Android upgrades
Chipset Qualcomm SM8750-AB Snapdragon 8 Elite (3 nm)
CPU Octa-core (2x4.32 GHz Oryon V2 Phoenix L + 6x3.53 GHz Oryon V2 Phoenix M)
GPU Adreno 830

MEMORY

Card slot No
Internal 256GB 12GB RAM, 512GB 16GB RAM
  UFS 4.0

MAIN CAMERA

Triple 50 MP, f/1.9, 24mm (wide), 1/1.56", 1.0µm, PDAF, gimbal OIS 32 MP, f/2.4, 65mm (telephoto), 1/3.2", 0.7µm, PDAF, OIS, 3x optical zoom 13 MP, f/2.2, 13mm, 120˚ (ultrawide), 1/3.0", 1.12µm
Features LED flash, HDR, panorama
Video 8K@24fps, 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps, 720p@480fps; gyro-EIS, HDR10+

SELFIE CAMERA

Single 32 MP, f/2.5, 22mm (wide), 1/3.2", 0.7µm
Features Panorama, HDR
Video 1080p@30fps

SOUND

Loudspeaker Yes, with stereo speakers
3.5mm jack Yes
  32-bit/384kHz Hi-Res & Hi-Res wireless audio

COMMUNICATIONS

WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6e/7, tri-band, Wi-Fi Direct
Bluetooth 5.4, A2DP, LE, aptX HD, aptX Adaptive, aptX Lossless
GPS GPS (L1+L5), BDS (B1I+B1c+B2a), GALILEO (E1+E5a), QZSS (L1+L5), NavIC, GLONASS
NFC Yes
Radio No
USB USB Type-C

FEATURES

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

BATTERY

Type 5500 mAh
Charging 65W wired, PD3.0, PPS, QC5, 100% in 39 min 15W wireless (Qi) 10W reverse wired

MISCELLANEOUS

Colors Ebony Black, Sakura White, Sage Green
Price About 1,120 USD

TESTS

Performance AnTuTu: 2702580 (v10) GeekBench: 9695 (v6) 3DMark: 5678 (Wild Life Extreme)
Display 1965 nits max brightness (measured)
Loudspeaker -27.7 LUFS (Good)

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