Xiaomi 14 vs Asus Zenfone 11 Ultra

78 out of 100
Xiaomi 14
VS
76 out of 100
Asus Zenfone 11 Ultra

Here we compared two flagship smartphones: the 6.36-inch Xiaomi 14 (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3) that was released on October 26, 2023, against the Asus Zenfone 11 Ultra, which is powered by the same chip and came out 5 months after. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.

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Key differences

An overview of the main advantages of each smartphone
Reasons to consider the Xiaomi 14
  • Better camera quality (According to DxOMark rating)
  • The rear camera has a 3.2x optical zoom
  • Supports higher wattage charging (90W versus 65W)
  • More recent OS version: Android 16 versus 14
  • Slow-motion recording at 1920FPS
  • 19% higher pixel density (460 vs 388 PPI)
  • The front-facing camera can record video at 4K
  • Ready for eSIM technology
  • Has a built-in infrared port
Reasons to consider the Asus Zenfone 11 Ultra
  • Comes with 890 mAh larger battery capacity: 5500 vs 4610 mAh
  • Delivers 52% higher peak brightness (1766 against 1165 nits)
  • Higher display refresh rate – 144 Hz
  • Shows 8% longer battery life (27:39 vs 25:30 hours)
  • Has 50% more RAM: 12GB versus 8GB
  • Has a 0.42 inch larger screen size
  • Includes a 3.5 mm headphone audio jack port

Review

Evaluation of Xiaomi 14 and Asus 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
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Value for money (Beta)

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8 / 256 GB
VS
12 / 256 GB
35.1
(Mediocre)
Value Index
7.3
(Bad)

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests

Display

Type AMOLED AMOLED
Size 6.36 inches 6.78 inches
Resolution 1200 x 2670 pixels 1080 x 2400 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 20:9
PPI 460 ppi 388 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 144 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (10-120 Hz) Yes
Max rated brightness 1000 nits 2500 nits
Max rated brightness in HDR 3000 nits -
HDR support Yes, Dolby Vision Yes, HDR10+
Touch sampling rate 240 Hz -
Screen protection Gorilla Glass Victus Gorilla Glass Victus 2
Screen-to-body ratio 89.4% 88.2%
Display features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC Dimming
- DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC Dimming
Display tests
RGB color space 99.6% 96.5%
PWM 429 Hz 486 Hz
Response time 1 ms 1 ms
Contrast ∞ Infinity ∞ Infinity
Screen space comparison
Zenfone 11 Ultra
6.78″ (20:9 ratio) = 17.2 in2
Xiaomi 14
6.36″ (20:9 ratio) = 15.1 in2
~13% more screen space
Peak brightness test (auto)
1165 nits
1766 nits
Sources: NotebookCheck [3], [4]

Design and build

Height 152.8 mm (6.02 inches) 163.8 mm (6.45 inches)
Width 71.5 mm (2.81 inches) 76.8 mm (3.02 inches)
Thickness 8.2 mm (0.32 inches) 8.9 mm (0.35 inches)
Weight 193 g (6.81 oz) 225 g (7.94 oz)
Waterproof IP68 IP68
Advanced cooling Vapor chamber Vapor chamber
Rear material Glass Glass
Frame material Metal Metal
Colors Black, Silver, Green, Pink Black, Gray, Blue, Yellow
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-display Yes, in-display
Screen-to-body ratio
Xiaomi 14 +1%
89.4%

Performance

Chipset specifications of Xiaomi 14 and Asus Zenfone 11 Ultra
SoC
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
Max clock 3300 MHz 3300 MHz
CPU cores 8 (1 + 3 + 2 + 2) 8 (1 + 3 + 2 + 2)
Architecture - 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
- 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 12 MB
Manufacturing TSMC TSMC
Lithography process 4 nanometers 4 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) Hexagon Hexagon
GPU
Graphics Adreno 750 Adreno 750
GPU shading units 1536 1536
GPU clock 903-1000 MHz 903-1000 MHz
FLOPS ~2774 GFLOPS ~2774 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Xiaomi 14 and Asus Zenfone 11 Ultra
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
2206
2281
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
6701
7143
Compute Score (GPU)
Compute Score (GPU) 15039 -
Single-core score 2206 2281
Multi-core score 6701 7143
Sources: Geekbench [3], [4]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
2363726
2444132
CPU 735611 723554
GPU 746981 817731
Memory 344459 359552
UX 536675 543295
Total score 2363726 2444132
Samples [27 tests] [2 tests]
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
1511
1710
Stability 83% 91%
Graphics test 11 FPS 13 FPS
Graphics score 1511 1710
3DMark Solar Bay
7582
8684
Stability 80% -
Graphics test 29 FPS 33 FPS
Section 1 32 FPS 36 FPS
Section 2 29 FPS 33 FPS
Section 3 25 FPS 29 FPS
Graphics score 7582 8684
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
4551
5073
Stability 87% -
Graphics test 27 FPS 30 FPS
Graphics score 4551 5073
Sources: 3DMark [5], [6]
PCMark 3.0
15662
20886
Web score 15681 24368
Video editing 7814 8184
Photo editing 31599 42829
Data manipulation 14650 17642
Writing score 17307 25259
AnTuTu 11 Ranking List (177th and 151st place)

Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Xiaomi 14
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2026-09-25 (gertjan28)AnTuTu 112286235
📘 2026-09-24 (neko_rhythm)AnTuTu 112406819
📘 2026-08-21 (Yanu Ptr)AnTuTu 112357325
📘 2026-07-17 (Anonymous)AnTuTu 112450173
📘 2026-05-24 (Fes4ik)AnTuTu 111918734
Asus Zenfone 11 Ultra
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2026-07-04 -> Jhonnathan2082AnTuTu 112444132
📘 2026-07-04 (Jhonnathan)AnTuTu 112444132

Memory

RAM
RAM size 8 GB 12 GB
Memory type LPDDR5X LPDDR5X
Memory clock 4200 MHz 4266 MHz
Channels 4 4
Storage
Storage size 256 GB 256 GB
Storage type UFS 4.0 UFS 4.0
Memory card No No

Software

Operating system Android 14 (Can be upgraded to Android 16) Android 14
ROM HyperOS 3 -
OS size 28 GB 21 GB
OS updates 4 years 2 years
Security updates 5 years 2 years

Battery

Capacity 4610 mAh 5500 mAh
Max charge power 90 W 65 W
Battery type Li-Po Li-Po
Replaceable No No
Wireless charging Yes (50 W) Yes (15 W)
Reverse charging Yes, (wireless) Yes
Bypass charging No -
Fast charging Yes (58% in 15 min) Yes (80% in 30 min)
Full charging time 0:35 hr 0:41 hr
Battery life tests
Web browsing 10:59 hr 11:18 hr
Watching video 17:04 hr 19:20 hr
Gaming 05:15 hr 07:08 hr
Standby 111 hr 117 hr
General battery life
25:30 hr
27:39 hr

Main camera

Matrix 50 megapixels 50 megapixels
Image resolution 8192 x 6144 8192 x 6144
Zoom Optical, 3.2x Optical, 3x
Flash Dual LED LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K video recording Up to 24FPS Up to 24FPS
4K video recording Up to 60FPS Up to 60FPS
1080p video recording Up to 60FPS Up to 60FPS
Slow motion 1920 FPS (720p) 480 FPS (720p)
Angle of widest lens 115° 120°
Lenses 1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Telephoto: 50 MP
3) Ultrawide: 50 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/1.6 f/1.9
Focal length 23 mm 24 mm
Sensor OmniVision OVX9000 Light Fusion 900 Sony IMX890
Sensor size 1/1.31" (≈ 0.76 inch) 1/1.56" (≈ 0.64 inch)
Pixel size 1.2 micron 1 micron
Autofocus Laser autofocus Phase autofocus
Stabilization Optical Optical
Telephoto lens
Image resolution 50 MP 32 MP
Aperture f/2.0 f/2.4
Focal length 75 mm 65 mm
Sensor Samsung S5KJN1 -
Sensor size 1/2.76" (≈ 0.36 inch) 1/3.2" (≈ 0.31 inch)
Pixel size 0.64 micron 0.7 micron
Stabilization Optical Optical
Ultra-wide lens
Image resolution 50 MP 13 MP
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.2
Focal length 14 mm 13 mm
Sensor Samsung S5KJN1 -
Sensor size 1/2.76" (≈ 0.36 inch) 1/3.0" (≈ 0.33 inch)
Pixel size 0.64 micron 1.12 micron
Stabilization Digital Digital

DxOMark main camera tests

Photo quality
Video quality
Generic main camera score
Bokeh 55 70
Preview 73 68
Zoom 134 107
Samples Photo samples of Xiaomi 14 from DxOMark Photo samples of Asus Zenfone 11 Ultra from DxOMark

Selfie camera

Megapixels 32 megapixels 32 megapixels
Image resolution 6528 x 4896 3264 x 2448
Aperture f/2.0 f/2.5
Focal length 22 mm 22 mm
Sensor Omnivision OV32B -
Sensor size 1/3" (≈ 0.33 inch) 1/3.2" (≈ 0.31 inch)
Pixel size 0.7 micron 0.7 micron
Autofocus Phase autofocus -
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 5.4 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
DisplayPort Yes, DP 1.2 -
GPS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, NAVIC GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared port Yes No
Network
Number of SIM* 2 2
Type of SIM card Nano Nano
Multi SIM mode - Standby
eSIM support* Yes No
Hybrid slot No No
LTE Cat* 20 20
5G support Yes Yes

Sound

Speakers Stereo Stereo
Headphone audio jack No Yes
FM radio No No
Dolby Atmos Yes No
Speakers test
Max loudness
Xiaomi 14 +1%
92.6 dB

Other

Category Flagship Flagship
Announced October 2023 March 2024
Release date November 2023 April 2024
Launch price (MSRP) $999 $899
Successor - Xiaomi 17 - Asus Zenfone 12 Ultra
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 Yes, 90 W Not included
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.

Conclusion

If the camera, connectivity, software, design, and sound are more important to you, then choose the Xiaomi 14. But if the performance, gaming, and battery life are more of a priority – go for the Asus Zenfone 11 Ultra.

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