Asus Zenfone 12 Ultra vs Zenfone 10
79
out of 100
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66
out of 100
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 10, which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 and came out 1 year and 8 months before. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.
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Key differences
Reasons to consider the Asus Zenfone 12 Ultra
- The rear camera has a 3x optical zoom
- Delivers 143% higher peak brightness (1982 against 814 nits)
- 93% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (3247K versus 1684K)
- Has a 0.86 inch larger screen size
- Comes with 1200 mAh larger battery capacity: 5500 vs 4300 mAh
- Has 50% more RAM: 12GB versus 8GB
- Newer Bluetooth version (v5.4)
- Supports higher wattage charging (65W versus 30W)
- More recent OS version: Android 16 versus 14
- The phone is 1 year and 8 months newer
- Ready for eSIM technology
Reasons to consider the Asus Zenfone 10
- 15% higher pixel density (445 vs 388 PPI)
- Better grip in hands – the body is 8.9 mm narrower
- Weighs 48 grams less
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
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Tests and specifications
Comparison table of technical specifications and testsDisplay
| Type | AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| Size | 6.78 inches | 5.92 inches |
| Resolution | 1080 x 2400 pixels | 1080 x 2400 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 20:9 | 20:9 |
| PPI | 388 ppi | 445 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 144 Hz | 144 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes | No |
| Max rated brightness | 2500 nits | 1100 nits |
| HDR support | Yes, HDR10+ | Yes, HDR10+ |
| Screen protection | 1-120 | Gorilla Glass Victus |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 88% | 84.8% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
| RGB color space | - | 96.3% |
| PWM | - | 238 Hz |
| Response time | - | 1 ms |
| Contrast | - | ∞ Infinity |
Screen space comparison
Zenfone 12 Ultra
6.78″ (20:9 ratio) = 17.2 in2
Zenfone 10
5.92″ (20:9 ratio) = 13.1 in2
~31% more screen space
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 163.8 mm (6.45 inches) | 146.5 mm (5.77 inches) |
| Width | 77 mm (3.03 inches) | 68.1 mm (2.68 inches) |
| Thickness | 8.9 mm (0.35 inches) | 9.4 mm (0.37 inches) |
| Weight | 220 g (7.76 oz) | 172 g (6.07 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP68 | IP68 |
| Advanced cooling | Vapor chamber | - |
| Rear material | Glass | Plastic |
| Frame material | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | White, Black, Green, Yellow | White, Black, Blue, Green, Red |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-display | Yes, in-button |
| Repairability | Average (2.69/5) | - |
| Drop resistance | Average (D) · 45 drops | - |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 |
| Max clock | 4320 MHz | 3200 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (2 + 6) | 8 (1 + 2 + 2 + 3) |
| Architecture | - 6 cores at 3.53 GHz: Oryon (Phoenix M) - 2 cores at 4.32 GHz: Oryon (Phoenix L) |
- 3 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A510 - 2 cores at 2.8 GHz: Cortex-A710 - 2 cores at 2.8 GHz: Cortex-A715 - 1 core at 3.2 GHz: Cortex-X3 |
| L3 cache | 8 MB | 8 MB |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
| Lithography process | 3 nanometers | 4 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | Hexagon | Hexagon |
| Graphics | Adreno 830 | Adreno 740 |
| GPU shading units | 1536 | 1536 |
| GPU clock | 1100 MHz | 680 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~3379.2 GFLOPS | ~2089 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | 26325 | - |
| Single-core score | 3164 | 2036 |
| Multi-core score | 9880 | 5558 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 932720 | 558741 |
| GPU | 1070835 | 526939 |
| Memory | 555786 | 254776 |
| UX | 687672 | 344466 |
| Total score | 3247013 | 1684922 |
| Samples | Less than 3 | Less than 3 |
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
| Stability | 90% | 83% |
| Graphics test | 13 FPS | 8 FPS |
| Graphics score | 1751 | 1098 |
3DMark Solar Bay
| Stability | - | 70% |
| Graphics test | 33 FPS | 20 FPS |
| Section 1 | 37 FPS | 23 FPS |
| Section 2 | 33 FPS | 21 FPS |
| Section 3 | 28 FPS | 17 FPS |
| Graphics score | 8559 | 5365 |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 32932 | - |
| Video editing | 9140 | - |
| Photo editing | 61226 | - |
| Data manipulation | 20968 | - |
| Writing score | 33068 | - |
AnTuTu 11 Ranking List (#66th place)
Memory
| RAM size | 12 GB | 8 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5X |
| Memory clock | 5333 MHz | 4200 MHz |
| Channels | 2 | 4 |
| Storage size | 256 GB | 128 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 4.0 | UFS 4.0 |
| Memory card | No | No |
Software
| Operating system | Android 15 (Can be upgraded to Android 16) | Android 13 (Can be upgraded to Android 14) |
| OS size | - | 48 GB |
| OS updates | 2 years | - |
| Security updates | 2 years | - |
Battery
| Capacity | 5500 mAh | 4300 mAh |
| Max charge power | 65 W | 30 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 (60% in 30 min) |
| Full charging time | 0:45 hr | 1:21 hr |
| Battery cycles | 1200 cycles | - |
| Web browsing | 09:46 hr | 08:44 hr |
| Watching video | 12:28 hr | 15:25 hr |
| Gaming | 07:02 hr | 06:07 hr |
| Standby | 98 hr | 103 hr |
General battery life
Main camera
| Matrix | 50 megapixels | 50 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 8192 x 6144 | 8192 x 6144 |
| Zoom | Optical, 3x | Digital |
| Flash | LED | LED |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| 8K video recording | Up to 30FPS | Up to 24FPS |
| 4K video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 120FPS |
| 1080p video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| Slow motion | 480 FPS (720p) | 480 FPS (1080p) |
| Angle of widest lens | 120° | 120° |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Telephoto: 32 MP 3) Ultrawide: 13 MP |
1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Ultrawide: 13 MP |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode - RAW support |
- Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.9 | f/1.9 |
| Focal length | 24 mm | 24 mm |
| Sensor | Sony LYT-700 | Sony IMX766 |
| Sensor size | 1/1.56" (≈ 0.64 inch) | 1/1.56" (≈ 0.64 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1 micron | 1 micron |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Image resolution | 32 MP | - |
| Aperture | f/2.4 | - |
| Focal length | 65 mm | - |
| Sensor size | 1/3.2" (≈ 0.31 inch) | - |
| Pixel size | 0.7 micron | - |
| Stabilization | Optical | - |
| Image resolution | 13 MP | 13 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 13 mm | - |
| Sensor | - | Omnivision OV13B10 |
| Sensor size | 1/3.0" (≈ 0.33 inch) | 1/3.06" (≈ 0.33 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1.12 micron | 1.12 micron |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
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 | - |
| Sensor | CMOS | Omnivision OV32C |
| Sensor size | 1/3.2" (≈ 0.31 inch) | 1/3.2" (≈ 0.31 inch) |
| Pixel size | 0.7 micron | 0.7 micron |
| Autofocus | No | 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 | 5.3 |
| Bluetooth features | LE | LE |
| USB type | USB Type-C | USB Type-C |
| USB version | 3.2 | 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 |
| NFC* | Yes | Yes |
| Infrared port | No | No |
| 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 | June 2023 |
| Release date | February 2025 | July 2023 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $999 | $799 |
| Successor | - | - Asus Zenfone 12 Ultra |
| Sensors | - Hall-effect sensor - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
- Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
| Bundled charger | Not included | Yes, 30 W |
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.
Conclusion
After analyzing all the data, we think that the Asus Zenfone 12 Ultra is definitely a better buy.
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