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Asus Zenfone 12 Ultra vs Asus ROG Phone 7 Ultimate

85 out 100
Asus Zenfone 12 Ultra
VS
75 out 100
Asus ROG Phone 7 Ultimate
Asus Zenfone 12 Ultra
Asus ROG Phone 7 Ultimate

Compared 2 smartphones : Asus Zenfone 12 Ultra Manufactured in February, 2025, with display 6.78 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite, vs Asus ROG Phone 7 Ultimate, Manufactured in June, 2023 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

  1. Differences
  2. Review
  3. Specs
  4. Benchmarks
  5. Battery Life
  6. Cameras
  7. Comments (0)

Key Differences

Device key advantages
Reasons to choose Asus Zenfone 12 Ultra
  • Lighter design: 220g vs 246g
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.4 vs 5.3
  • Supports newer USB: 3.2 vs 3.1
  • Built-in eSIM
Reasons to choose Asus ROG Phone 7 Ultimate
  • Higher pixel density: 395ppi
  • Higher refresh rate: 165Hz
  • Higher battery capacity: 6000mAh vs 5500mAh
  • Supports DisplayPort
  • Supports Dolby Atmos
  • Includes charger

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Memory Options - 12/256 GB
- 16/512 GB		 16/512 GB

Review

Key Specs Asus Zenfone 12 Ultra and Asus ROG Phone 7 Ultimate
Display
Color accuracy, sharpness & brightness
Camera
Main & front camera tests
Performance
App & system performance
Games
3D gaming performance
Battery
Battery life, charging speed & type
Connectivity
Connectivity features
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Overall score by NanoReview
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Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison
Smartphones:
Zenfone 12 Ultra
vs
ROG Phone 7 Ultimate

Display

Display quality comparison
Type AMOLED AMOLED
Size 6.78 in 6.78 in
Resolution 1080x2400 pixels 1080x2448 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 20.4:9
Pixel density 388 ppi 395 ppi
Refresh rate 144 Hz 165 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes No
Max brightness 2500 nits 1000 nits
HDR support Yes HDR10+ Yes HDR10+
Touch Sampling Rate n/a 720 Hz
Screen-to-body ratio 88 % 82.2 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Asus Zenfone 12 Ultra
1953 nits
Asus ROG Phone 7 Ultimate
1086 nits
sRGB gamutn/a99.9 %
PWM (Flicker)n/a513 Hz
Response timen/a1 ms
Contrastn/a∞ Infinite
Sources: NotebookCheck [Asus ROG Phone 7 Ultimate]

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 163.8 mm (6.45 in) 173 mm (6.81 in)
Width 77 mm (3.03 in) 77 mm (3.03 in)
Thickness 8.9 mm (0.35 in) 10.3 mm (0.41 in)
Weight 220 g (7.76 oz) 246 g (8.68 oz)
Water resistance IP68 IP54
Cooling system Vapor chamber Vapor chamber
Back panel Glass Glass
Frame Metal Metal
Colors - White
- Black
- Green
- Yellow		 White
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
Asus Zenfone 12 Ultra
88 %
Asus ROG Phone 7 Ultimate
82.2 %

Performance

Testing Asus Zenfone 12 Ultra and Asus ROG Phone 7 Ultimate In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
Max Frequency 4320 MHz 3200 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (2 + 6) 8 (1 + 2 + 2 + 3)
Architecture - 6/3.53 (Oryon (Phoenix M))
- 2/4.32 (Oryon (Phoenix L))		 - 3/2 (Cortex-A510)
- 2/2.8 (Cortex-A710)
- 2/2.8 (Cortex-A715)
- 1/3.2 (Cortex-X3)
Process TSMC TSMC
Transistor Size 3 nm 4 nm
Neural Processor Hexagon Hexagon
Graphics Adreno 830 Adreno 740
GPU Cores 1536 1536
GPU Frequency 1100 MHz 680 MHz
FLOPS 3379.2 GFLOPS 2089 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Asus Zenfone 12 Ultra
3164
Asus ROG Phone 7 Ultimate
1988
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Asus Zenfone 12 Ultra
9880
Asus ROG Phone 7 Ultimate
5584
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)31641988
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)98805584
Geekbench Compute (GPU)26325n/a
Sources: Geekbench v6 [Asus Zenfone 12 Ultra]
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Asus Zenfone 12 Ultra
2853794
Asus ROG Phone 7 Ultimate
1623986
CPU610195406281
GPU1227773611862
Memory546153317813
UX469673288030
NanoReview Score28537941623986
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Asus Zenfone 12 Ultra
n/a
Asus ROG Phone 7 Ultimate
13366
Max Surface Temp.n/a34.4 °C
Stabilityn/a93 %
Graphics Testn/a80 fps
Graphics Scoren/a13366
Sources: 3DMark [Asus ROG Phone 7 Ultimate]

Memory

RAM
RAM Size - 12 GB
- 16 GB		 16 GB
Memory Type LPDDR5X LPDDR5X
Memory Frequency 5333 MHz n/a
Channels 2 4
Storage
Storage Capacity- 256 GB
- 512 GB		512 GB
Storage TypeUFS 4.0UFS 4.0
Memory CardNoNo

Software

OS Android 15 Android 13 (Upgradeable to Android 14)
OS Size n/a 28 GB

Battery

Volume 5500 mAh 6000 mAh
Max Charging Power 65 W 65 W
Battery Type Li-Po Li-Po
Removable No No
Wireless Charging Yes (15 W) No
Reverse Charging Yes Yes
Fast Charging Yes (77% in 30 min) Yes (68% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time 0:45 h 1:02 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Asus Zenfone 12 Ultra
21:58
Asus ROG Phone 7 Ultimate
27:21
Web Browsing09:46 h10:53 h
Video Playback12:28 h17:04 h
Games07:02 h06:45 h
Standby Mode98 h129 h

Main camera

Matrix 50 MP 50 MP
Photo resolution 8192x6144 pixels 8192x6144 pixels
Zoom Optical, 3x Digital
Flash LED LED
Stabilization Optical Digital
8K Recording Yes (Up to 30 fps) Up to 24FPS
4K Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
1080p Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
Slow Motion 480 fps (720p) 480 fps (720p)
Wide-angle lens 120 ° 120 °
Lenses count Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 32 MP
Ultra-wide: 13 MP		 Standard: 50 MP
Ultra-wide: 13 MP
Macro: 5 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support		 - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
Main lens
Matrix50 MP50 MP
Aperturef/1.9f/1.9
Focal length24 mm24 mm
SensorSony LYT-700Sony IMX766
Sensor size1/1.561/1.56
Pixel size1 μm1 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocusPhase autofocus
StabilizationOpticalDigital
Telephoto
Matrix32 MPn/a
Aperturef/2.4n/a
Focal length65 mmn/a
Sensor size1/3.2n/a
Pixel size0.7 μmn/a
StabilizationOpticaln/a
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix13 MP13 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/2.2
Focal length13 mm13 mm
Sensorn/aOmnivision OV13B10
Sensor size1/3.01/3.06
Pixel size1.12 μm1.12 μm
StabilizationDigitalDigital

Front camera

Matrix 32 MP 32 MP
Photo resolution 3264x2448 pixels n/a
Aperture f/2.5 f/2.5
Focal length 22 mm 29 mm
Sensor CMOS Omnivision OV32C
Sensor size 1/3.2 1/3.2
Pixel size 0.7 μm 0.7 μm
Autofocus No No
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 1080p (Full HD) at 30 fps 1080p (Full HD) at 30 fps
TOF 3D sensor No No

Connectivity

Wi-Fi version 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 3.1
USB features - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG		 - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
DisplayPort n/a Yes DP 1.4
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- NAVIC		 - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- NAVIC
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared Port No No
Connectivity
SIM Count*22
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM ModeDual SIM StandbyDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *YesNo
Hybrid SlotNoNo
2G BandsGSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900MHzEDGE/GPRS/GSM (850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz)
3G BandsWCDMA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100MHzWCDMA (HSDPA) 800 (19)/ 850(5/6) / 900(8) / 1700(4) / 1900 (2) / 2100 (1)
LTE Bands*LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B17/B18/B19/B20/B25/B26/B28/B32/B34/B38/B39/B40/B41/B42/B43/B48/B66)LTE (B(1700/B1/B2/B3/B4(1700/B5/B7/B8/B12/B17/B18/B19/B20/B25/B26/B28/B32/B34/B38/B39/B40/B41/B42/B43/B48/B66/B2100))
LTE category2020
5G SupportYesYes

Sound

Speakers Stereo Stereo
3.5 mm Jack Yes Yes
FM Radio No No
Dolby Atmos No Yes
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Asus Zenfone 12 Ultra
n/a
Asus ROG Phone 7 Ultimate
90.7 dB

Other

Class Flagship Flagship
Announced February, 2025 yr April, 2023 yr
Release Date February, 2025 yr June, 2023 yr
Launch Price ($) 999 1399
Sensors - Hall Sensor
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor		 - Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
Charger Included No Yes 65 W
* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Asus Zenfone 12 Ultra the clear winner in this comparison.

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