Google Pixel 9 Pro XL vs Asus Zenfone 12 Ultra
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Here we compared two flagship smartphones: the 6.8-inch Google Pixel 9 Pro XL (with Google Tensor G4) that was released on August 13, 2024, against the Asus Zenfone 12 Ultra, which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite and came out 6 months after. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.
Key differences
Reasons to consider the Google Pixel 9 Pro XL
- The rear camera has a 5x optical zoom
- Delivers 21% higher peak brightness (2363 against 1959 nits)
- 25% higher pixel density (486 vs 388 PPI)
- The front-facing camera can record video at 4K
Reasons to consider the Asus Zenfone 12 Ultra
- 2.2x better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (2853K versus 1292K)
- Higher display refresh rate – 144 Hz
- Newer Bluetooth version (v5.4)
- Supports higher wattage charging (65W versus 37W)
- Comes with 440 mAh larger battery capacity: 5500 vs 5060 mAh
- Slow-motion recording at 480FPS
- Has 2 SIM card slots
- Faster storage type - UFS 4.0 versus UFS 3.1
- 61% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 3164 and 1962 points
- Includes a 3.5 mm headphone audio jack port
Review
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.
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 testsDisplay
| Type | OLED | AMOLED |
| Size | 6.8 inches | 6.78 inches |
| Resolution | 1344 x 2992 pixels | 1080 x 2400 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 20:9 | 20:9 |
| PPI | 486 ppi | 388 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 144 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes (1-120 Hz) | Yes |
| Max rated brightness | 3000 nits | 2500 nits |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | 2000 nits | - |
| HDR support | Yes, HDR10+ | Yes, HDR10+ |
| Screen protection | Gorilla Glass Victus 2 | 1-120 |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 89.5% | 88% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
| RGB color space | 99% | - |
| PWM | 240 Hz | - |
| Response time | 2 ms | - |
| Contrast | ∞ Infinity | - |
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 162.8 mm (6.41 inches) | 163.8 mm (6.45 inches) |
| Width | 76.6 mm (3.02 inches) | 77 mm (3.03 inches) |
| Thickness | 8.5 mm (0.33 inches) | 8.9 mm (0.35 inches) |
| Weight | 221 g (7.8 oz) | 220 g (7.76 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP68 | IP68 |
| Advanced cooling | Vapor chamber | Vapor chamber |
| Rear material | Glass | Glass |
| Frame material | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | White, Black, Gray, Pink | White, Black, Green, Yellow |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-display | Yes, in-display |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Google Tensor G4 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite |
| Max clock | 3100 MHz | 4320 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (1 + 3 + 4) | 8 (2 + 6) |
| Architecture | - 4 cores at 1.92 GHz: Cortex-A520 - 3 cores at 2.6 GHz: Cortex-A720 - 1 core at 3.1 GHz: Cortex-X4 |
- 6 cores at 3.53 GHz: Oryon (Phoenix M) - 2 cores at 4.32 GHz: Oryon (Phoenix L) |
| Manufacturing | Samsung | TSMC |
| Lithography process | 4 nanometers | 3 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | Yes | Hexagon |
| Graphics | Mali-G715 MP7 | Adreno 830 |
| GPU shading units | 896 | 1536 |
| GPU clock | 940 MHz | 1100 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~1792 GFLOPS | ~3379.2 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
AnTuTu Benchmark 10
| CPU | 395641 | 610195 |
| GPU | 448762 | 1227773 |
| Memory | 213528 | 546153 |
| UX | 235197 | 469673 |
| Total score | 1292858 | 2853794 |
| Samples | [2 tests] | Less than 3 |
Memory
| RAM size | 16 GB | 12, 16 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR5 | LPDDR5X |
| Memory clock | - | 5333 MHz |
| Channels | 4 | 2 |
| Storage size | 128, 256, 512, 1024 GB | 256, 512 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 3.1 | UFS 4.0 |
| Memory card | No | No |
Software
| Operating system | Android 14 (Can be upgraded to Android 15) | Android 15 |
| ROM | Stock Android | - |
Battery
| Capacity | 5060 mAh | 5500 mAh |
| Max charge power | 37 W | 65 W |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Po |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | Yes (12 W) | Yes (15 W) |
| Reverse charging | Yes, (wireless) | Yes |
| Fast charging | Yes (67% in 30 min) | Yes (77% in 30 min) |
| Full charging time | 1:18 hr | 0:45 hr |
| Web browsing | 11:42 hr | 09:46 hr |
| Watching video | 10:46 hr | 12:28 hr |
| Gaming | 05:57 hr | 07:02 hr |
| Standby | 92 hr | 98 hr |
General battery life
Main camera
| Matrix | 50 megapixels | 50 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 8160 x 6144 | 8192 x 6144 |
| Zoom | Optical, 5x | Optical, 3x |
| Flash | Dual LED | LED |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| 8K video recording | Up to 30FPS | Up to 30FPS |
| 4K video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| 1080p video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| Slow motion | 240 FPS (1080p) | 480 FPS (720p) |
| Angle of widest lens | 123° | 120° |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Telephoto: 48 MP 3) Ultrawide: 48 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 |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.7 | f/1.9 |
| Focal length | 25 mm | 24 mm |
| Sensor | Samsung GN1 | Sony LYT-700 |
| Sensor size | 1/1.31" | 1/1.56" |
| Pixel size | 1.2 micron | 1 micron |
| Autofocus | Laser autofocus | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Image resolution | 48 MP | 32 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.8 | f/2.4 |
| Focal length | 113 mm | 65 mm |
| Sensor | Samsung S5KGM5 | - |
| Sensor size | 1/2.55" | 1/3.2" |
| Pixel size | 0.7 micron | 0.7 micron |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Image resolution | 48 MP | 13 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.7 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | - | 13 mm |
| Sensor | Samsung S5KGM5 | - |
| Sensor size | 1/2.55" | 1/3.0" |
| Pixel size | 0.7 micron | 1.12 micron |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
DxOMark main camera tests
Photo quality
Video quality
Generic main camera score
| Bokeh | 75 | - |
| Preview | 86 | - |
| Zoom | 155 | - |
| Samples | Photo samples of Google Pixel 9 Pro XL from DxOMark | - |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 42 megapixels | 32 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 3648 x 2736 | 3264 x 2448 |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.5 |
| Focal length | 17 mm | 22 mm |
| Sensor | - | CMOS |
| Sensor size | 1/2.51" | 1/3.2" |
| Pixel size | - | 0.7 micron |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | No |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Video resolution | 2160p (4K) at 60 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 | 5.3 | 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 |
| DisplayPort | Yes | - |
| GPS | GPS, GLONASS, Galileo | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC |
| NFC* | Yes | Yes |
| Infrared port | No | No |
| Number of SIM* | 1 | 2 |
| Type of SIM card | Nano | Nano |
| Multi SIM mode | - | Standby |
| eSIM support* | Yes | Yes |
| Hybrid slot | No | No |
| LTE Cat* | - | 20 |
| 5G support | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | Stereo |
| Headphone audio jack | No | Yes |
| FM radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | No | No |
Speakers test
Max loudness
Other
| Category | Flagship | Flagship |
| Announced | August 2024 | February 2025 |
| Release date | August 2024 | February 2025 |
| Launch price | $1099 | $999 |
| SAR (head) | 0.99 W/kg | - |
| SAR (body) | 1.4 W/kg | - |
| Sensors | - Barometer - 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.
