Asus Zenfone 12 Ultra vs Zenfone 11 Ultra
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76
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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.
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Key differences
Reasons to consider the Asus Zenfone 12 Ultra
- More recent OS version: Android 16 versus 14
- 33% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (3247K versus 2444K)
- Delivers 11% higher peak brightness (1982 against 1778 nits)
- The phone is 11 months newer
- 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
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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Value for money (Beta)
Tests and specifications
Comparison table of technical specifications and testsDisplay
| 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 |
| RGB color space | - | 96.5% |
| PWM | - | 486 Hz |
| Response time | - | 1 ms |
| Contrast | - | ∞ Infinity |
Peak brightness test (auto)
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 |
| 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 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 | 8 MB | 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 | 903-1000 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~3379.2 GFLOPS | ~2774 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | 26325 | - |
| Single-core score | 3164 | 2281 |
| Multi-core score | 9880 | 7143 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 932720 | 723554 |
| GPU | 1070835 | 817731 |
| Memory | 555786 | 359552 |
| UX | 687672 | 543295 |
| Total score | 3247013 | 2444132 |
| Samples | Less than 3 | [2 tests] |
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
| Stability | 90% | 91% |
| Graphics test | 13 FPS | 13 FPS |
| Graphics score | 1751 | 1710 |
3DMark Solar Bay
| Graphics test | 33 FPS | 33 FPS |
| Section 1 | 37 FPS | 36 FPS |
| Section 2 | 33 FPS | 33 FPS |
| Section 3 | 28 FPS | 29 FPS |
| Graphics score | 8559 | 8684 |
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
| Graphics test | - | 30 FPS |
| Graphics score | - | 5073 |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 32932 | 24368 |
| Video editing | 9140 | 8184 |
| Photo editing | 61226 | 42829 |
| Data manipulation | 20968 | 17642 |
| Writing score | 33068 | 25259 |
AnTuTu 11 Ranking List (66th and 151st place)
Recent User Tests
Asus Zenfone 12 Ultra
No benchmark results yet
Asus Zenfone 11 Ultra
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-07-04 -> Jhonnathan2082 | AnTuTu 11 | 2444132 |
| 📘 2026-07-04 (Jhonnathan) | AnTuTu 11 | 2444132 |
Memory
| RAM size | 12 GB | 12 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5X |
| Memory clock | 5333 MHz | 4266 MHz |
| Channels | 2 | 4 |
| Storage size | 256 GB | 256 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 14 |
| OS size | - | 21 GB |
| OS updates | 2 years | 2 years |
| Security updates | 2 years | 2 years |
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 cycles | 1200 cycles | - |
| 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
Smartphones With Long Battery Life (#96th place)
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 |
| 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" (≈ 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 | 32 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.4 | f/2.4 |
| Focal length | 65 mm | 65 mm |
| Sensor size | 1/3.2" (≈ 0.31 inch) | 1/3.2" (≈ 0.31 inch) |
| Pixel size | 0.7 micron | 0.7 micron |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Image resolution | 13 MP | 13 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 13 mm | 13 mm |
| Sensor size | 1/3.0" (≈ 0.33 inch) | 1/3.0" (≈ 0.33 inch) |
| 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" (≈ 0.31 inch) | 1/3.2" (≈ 0.31 inch) |
| 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 |
| 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 (MSRP) | $999 | $899 |
| Successor | - | - Asus Zenfone 12 Ultra |
| 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.
Conclusion
If the performance, gaming, and software are more important to you, then choose the Asus Zenfone 12 Ultra. But if the battery life and sound are more of a priority – go for the Asus Zenfone 11 Ultra.
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