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Asus Zenfone 12 Ultra vs Zenfone 11 Ultra

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Asus Zenfone 12 Ultra vs Zenfone 11 Ultra

85 out of 100
Asus Zenfone 12 Ultra
VS
87 out of 100
Asus Zenfone 11 Ultra
Asus Zenfone 12 Ultra
Asus Zenfone 11 Ultra

Here we compared two flagship smartphones: the 6.78-inch Asus Zenfone 12 Ultra (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite) that was released on February 6, 2025, against the Asus Zenfone 11 Ultra, which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 and came out 11 months before. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.

  1. Differences
  2. Review
  3. Specs
  4. Benchmarks
  5. Battery life
  6. Camera
  7. Comments

Key differences

An overview of the main advantages of each smartphone
Reasons to consider the Asus Zenfone 12 Ultra
  • Delivers 11% higher peak brightness (1959 against 1771 nits)
  • More recent OS version: Android 15 versus 14
  • 39% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 3164 and 2281 points
  • Ready for eSIM technology
Reasons to consider the Asus Zenfone 11 Ultra
  • Shows 26% longer battery life (27:39 vs 21:58 hours)

Review

Evaluation of Asus Zenfone 12 Ultra and Zenfone 11 Ultra crucial features
Display
Screen quality, color accuracy, brightness
Camera
Photo and video recording quality
Performance
CPU and memory performance (apps, system)
Gaming
Capabilities for playing modern games
Battery
Battery life, charging type and speed
Connectivity
Networks, ports, data transmission
Scores with a red asterisk (*) are approximate and may change in the future as we gather more data.
NanoReview Score
Final comparison evaluation
Choose the importance of each parameter to more accurately identify the smartphone that best meets your particular needs.

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests
Phone:
Zenfone 12 Ultra
vs
Zenfone 11 Ultra

Display

Type AMOLED AMOLED
Size 6.78 inches 6.78 inches
Resolution 1080 x 2400 pixels 1080 x 2400 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 20:9
PPI 388 ppi 388 ppi
Refresh rate 144 Hz 144 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes Yes
Max rated brightness 2500 nits 2500 nits
HDR support Yes, HDR10+ Yes, HDR10+
Screen protection 1-120 Gorilla Glass Victus 2
Screen-to-body ratio 88% 88.2%
Display features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC Dimming		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC Dimming
Display tests
RGB color space - 96.5%
PWM - 486 Hz
Response time - 1 ms
Contrast - ∞ Infinity
Peak brightness test (auto)
Zenfone 12 Ultra +11%
1959 nits
Zenfone 11 Ultra
1771 nits

Design and build

Height 163.8 mm (6.45 inches) 163.8 mm (6.45 inches)
Width 77 mm (3.03 inches) 76.8 mm (3.02 inches)
Thickness 8.9 mm (0.35 inches) 8.9 mm (0.35 inches)
Weight 220 g (7.76 oz) 225 g (7.94 oz)
Waterproof IP68 IP68
Advanced cooling Vapor chamber Vapor chamber
Rear material Glass Glass
Frame material Metal Metal
Colors White, Black, Green, Yellow Black, Gray, Blue, Yellow
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-display Yes, in-display
Screen-to-body ratio

Performance

Tests of Asus Zenfone 12 Ultra and Asus Zenfone 11 Ultra in the benchmarks
SoC
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
Max clock 4320 MHz 3300 MHz
CPU cores 8 (2 + 6) 8 (1 + 3 + 2 + 2)
Architecture - 6 cores at 3.53 GHz: Oryon (Phoenix M)
- 2 cores at 4.32 GHz: Oryon (Phoenix L)		 - 2 cores at 2.27 GHz: Cortex-A520
- 2 cores at 2.96 GHz: Cortex-A720
- 3 cores at 3.15 GHz: Cortex-A720
- 1 core at 3.3 GHz: Cortex-X4
L3 cache - 12 MB
Manufacturing TSMC TSMC
Lithography process 3 nanometers 4 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) Hexagon Hexagon
Graphics Adreno 830 Adreno 750
GPU shading units 1536 1536
GPU clock 1100 MHz 903 MHz
FLOPS ~3379.2 GFLOPS ~2774 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
AnTuTu Benchmark 10
Zenfone 12 Ultra +1%
2853794
Zenfone 11 Ultra
2826925
CPU 610195 484070
GPU 1227773 1809679
Memory 546153 257275
UX 469673 275901
Total score 2853794 2826925
Samples Less than 3 Less than 3

Memory

RAM
RAM size 12, 16 GB 12, 16 GB
Memory type LPDDR5X LPDDR5X
Memory clock 5333 MHz 4266 MHz
Channels 2 4
Storage
Storage size 256, 512 GB 256, 512 GB
Storage type UFS 4.0 UFS 4.0
Memory card No No

Software

Operating system Android 15 Android 14
OS size - 21 GB

Battery

Capacity 5500 mAh 5500 mAh
Max charge power 65 W 65 W
Battery type Li-Po Li-Po
Replaceable No No
Wireless charging Yes (15 W) Yes (15 W)
Reverse charging Yes Yes
Fast charging Yes (77% in 30 min) Yes (80% in 30 min)
Full charging time 0:45 hr 0:41 hr
Battery life tests
Web browsing 09:46 hr 11:18 hr
Watching video 12:28 hr 19:20 hr
Gaming 07:02 hr 07:08 hr
Standby 98 hr 117 hr
General battery life
Zenfone 12 Ultra
21:58 hr
Zenfone 11 Ultra +26%
27:39 hr

Main camera

Matrix 50 megapixels 50 megapixels
Image resolution 8192 x 6144 8192 x 6144
Zoom Optical, 3x Optical, 3x
Flash LED LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K video recording Up to 30FPS Up to 24FPS
4K video recording Up to 60FPS Up to 60FPS
1080p video recording Up to 60FPS Up to 60FPS
Slow motion 480 FPS (720p) 480 FPS (720p)
Angle of widest lens 120° 120°
Lenses 1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Telephoto: 32 MP
3) Ultrawide: 13 MP
1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Telephoto: 32 MP
3) Ultrawide: 13 MP
Camera features - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
- RAW support		 - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Standard lens
Image resolution 50 MP 50 MP
Aperture f/1.9 f/1.9
Focal length 24 mm 24 mm
Sensor Sony LYT-700 Sony IMX890
Sensor size 1/1.56" 1/1.56"
Pixel size 1 micron 1 micron
Autofocus Phase autofocus Phase autofocus
Stabilization Optical Optical
Telephoto lens
Image resolution 32 MP 32 MP
Aperture f/2.4 f/2.4
Focal length 65 mm 65 mm
Sensor size 1/3.2" 1/3.2"
Pixel size 0.7 micron 0.7 micron
Stabilization Optical Optical
Ultra-wide lens
Image resolution 13 MP 13 MP
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.2
Focal length 13 mm 13 mm
Sensor size 1/3.0" 1/3.0"
Pixel size 1.12 micron 1.12 micron
Stabilization Digital Digital

DxOMark main camera tests

Photo quality
Video quality
Generic main camera score
Bokeh - 70
Preview - 68
Zoom - 107
Samples - Photo samples of Asus Zenfone 11 Ultra from DxOMark

Selfie camera

Megapixels 32 megapixels 32 megapixels
Image resolution 3264 x 2448 3264 x 2448
Aperture f/2.5 f/2.5
Focal length 22 mm 22 mm
Sensor CMOS -
Sensor size 1/3.2" 1/3.2"
Pixel size 0.7 micron 0.7 micron
Autofocus No -
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS
Depth sensor (TOF 3D) No No

Connectivity

Wi-Fi standard Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be) Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be)
Wi-Fi features - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi MiMO
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display		 - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi MiMO
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display
Bluetooth version 5.4 5.4
Bluetooth features LE LE
USB type USB Type-C USB Type-C
USB version 3.2 3.2
USB features - Charging
- USB-Storage mode
- OTG		 - Charging
- USB-Storage mode
- OTG
GPS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared port No No
Network
Number of SIM* 2 2
Type of SIM card Nano Nano
Multi SIM mode Standby Standby
eSIM support* Yes No
Hybrid slot No No
LTE Cat* 20 20
5G support Yes Yes

Sound

Speakers Stereo Stereo
Headphone audio jack Yes Yes
FM radio No No
Dolby Atmos No No
Speakers test
Max loudness

Other

Category Flagship Flagship
Announced February 2025 March 2024
Release date February 2025 April 2024
Launch price $999 $899
Sensors - Hall-effect sensor
- Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint		 - Hall-effect sensor
- Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint
Bundled charger Not included Not included
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.
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