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Asus Zenfone 12 Ultra vs Huawei Pura 70 Ultra

85 out 100
Asus Zenfone 12 Ultra
VS
78 out 100
Huawei Pura 70 Ultra
Asus Zenfone 12 Ultra
Huawei Pura 70 Ultra

Compared 2 smartphones : Asus Zenfone 12 Ultra Manufactured in February, 2025, with display 6.78 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite, vs Huawei Pura 70 Ultra, Manufactured in April, 2024 with chipsetHiSilicon Kirin 9010. 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
  • Higher refresh rate: 144Hz
  • Lighter design: 220g vs 226g
  • Higher battery capacity: 5500mAh vs 5200mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.4 vs 5.2
  • Supports newer USB: 3.2 vs 3.1
  • Built-in eSIM
Reasons to choose Huawei Pura 70 Ultra
  • Larger display: 6.8in
  • Higher pixel density: 460ppi
  • Supports DisplayPort
  • Infrared port
  • Includes charger

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Memory Options - 12/256 GB
- 16/512 GB		 - 16/512 GB
- 16/1024 GB

Review

Key Specs Asus Zenfone 12 Ultra and Huawei Pura 70 Ultra
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
NanoReview Score
Overall score by NanoReview
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Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison
Smartphones:
Zenfone 12 Ultra
vs
Huawei Pura 70 Ultra

Display

Display quality comparison
Type AMOLED OLED
Size 6.78 in 6.8 in
Resolution 1080x2400 pixels 1260x2844 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 20:9
Pixel density 388 ppi 460 ppi
Refresh rate 144 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes Yes (1-120 Hz)
Max brightness 2500 nits 2500 nits
HDR support Yes HDR10+ Yes HDR10
Touch Sampling Rate n/a 300 Hz
Screen-to-body ratio 88 % 91.4 %
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
Huawei Pura 70 Ultra
1092 nits
sRGB gamutn/a99.8 %
PWM (Flicker)n/a363 Hz
Response timen/a1 ms
Contrastn/a∞ Infinite
Sources: NotebookCheck [Huawei Pura 70 Ultra]

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 163.8 mm (6.45 in) 162.6 mm (6.4 in)
Width 77 mm (3.03 in) 75.1 mm (2.96 in)
Thickness 8.9 mm (0.35 in) 8.4 mm (0.33 in)
Weight 220 g (7.76 oz) 226 g (7.97 oz)
Water resistance IP68 IP68
Cooling system Vapor chamber Vapor chamber
Back panel Glass Eco Leather
Frame Metal Metal
Colors - White
- Black
- Green
- Yellow		 - White
- Black
- Green
- Brown
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
Asus Zenfone 12 Ultra
88 %
Huawei Pura 70 Ultra
91.4 %

Performance

Testing Asus Zenfone 12 Ultra and Huawei Pura 70 Ultra In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite HiSilicon Kirin 9010
Max Frequency 4320 MHz 2300 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (2 + 6) 12 (2 + 6 + 4)
Architecture - 6/3.53 (Oryon (Phoenix M))
- 2/4.32 (Oryon (Phoenix L))		 - 4/1.55 (Cortex-A510)
- 6/2.18 (TaiShan V121)
- 2/2.3 (TaiShan V121)
Process TSMC SMIC
Transistor Size 3 nm 7 nm
Neural Processor Hexagon Da Vinci
Graphics Adreno 830 Maleoon 910
GPU Cores 1536 1024
GPU Frequency 1100 MHz 750 MHz
FLOPS 3379.2 GFLOPS 1536 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Asus Zenfone 12 Ultra
3164
Huawei Pura 70 Ultra
1421
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Asus Zenfone 12 Ultra
9880
Huawei Pura 70 Ultra
4323
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)31641421
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)98804323
Geekbench Compute (GPU)263251540
Sources: Geekbench v6 [Asus Zenfone 12 Ultra], [Huawei Pura 70 Ultra]
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Asus Zenfone 12 Ultra
2853794
Huawei Pura 70 Ultra
956941
CPU610195326675
GPU1227773192332
Memory546153244416
UX469673193518
NanoReview Score2853794956941

Memory

RAM
RAM Size - 12 GB
- 16 GB		 16 GB
Memory Type LPDDR5X LPDDR5
Memory Frequency 5333 MHz 2750 MHz
Channels 2 4
Storage
Storage Capacity- 256 GB
- 512 GB		- 512 GB
- 1024 GB
Storage TypeUFS 4.0UFS 3.1
Memory CardNoNo

Software

OS Android 15 HarmonyOS (Upgradeable to HarmonyOS 4.2)
OS Size n/a 23 GB

Battery

Volume 5500 mAh 5200 mAh
Max Charging Power 65 W 100 W
Battery Type Li-Po Li-Po
Removable No No
Wireless Charging Yes (15 W) Yes (80 W)
Reverse Charging Yes Yes (Wireless)
Fast Charging Yes (77% in 30 min) Yes
Full Charge Time 0:45 h n/a
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Asus Zenfone 12 Ultra
21:58
Huawei Pura 70 Ultra
26:51
Web Browsing09:46 h09:30 h
Video Playback12:28 h16:47 h
Games07:02 h05:35 h
Standby Mode98 h139 h

Main camera

Matrix 50 MP 50 MP
Photo resolution 8192x6144 pixels 8192x6144 pixels
Zoom Optical, 3x Optical, 3.5x
Flash LED LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K Recording Yes (Up to 30 fps) No
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) 960 fps (1080p)
Wide-angle lens 120 ° n/a
Lenses count Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 32 MP
Ultra-wide: 13 MP		 Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 50 MP
Ultra-wide: 40 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support		 - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
Main lens
Matrix50 MP50 MP
Aperturef/1.9f/1.6 - 4.0
Focal length24 mm23 mm
SensorSony LYT-700Sony IMX989
Sensor size1/1.561/0
Pixel size1 μm1.6 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocusPhase autofocus
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Telephoto
Matrix32 MP50 MP
Aperturef/2.4f/2.1
Focal length65 mm90 mm
Sensor size1/3.2n/a
Pixel size0.7 μmn/a
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix13 MP40 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/2.2
Focal length13 mm13 mm
Sensorn/aOmnivision OV40A
Sensor size1/3.01/1.7
Pixel size1.12 μm1 μm
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Asus Zenfone 12 Ultra
n/a
Huawei Pura 70 Ultra
169
Video quality
Asus Zenfone 12 Ultra
n/a
Huawei Pura 70 Ultra
148
Overall camera score
Asus Zenfone 12 Ultra
n/a
Huawei Pura 70 Ultra
163
Bokehn/a85
Previewn/a82
Zoomn/a164
Sources: DxOMark [Huawei Pura 70 Ultra]

Front camera

Matrix 32 MP 13 MP
Photo resolution 3264x2448 pixels 4160x3120 pixels
Aperture f/2.5 f/2.4
Focal length 22 mm n/a
Sensor CMOS CMOS
Sensor size 1/3.2 n/a
Pixel size 0.7 μm n/a
Autofocus No Phase autofocus
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 1080p (Full HD) at 30 fps 2160p (4K) 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 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax)
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 5.2
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 1.2
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- NAVIC		 - GPS
- GLONASS
- Galileo
- QZSS
- NAVIC
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared Port No Yes
Connectivity
SIM Count*22
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM ModeDual SIM StandbyDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *YesNo
Hybrid SlotNoNo
2G BandsGSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900MHzn/a
3G BandsWCDMA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100MHzn/a
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)n/a
LTE category20n/a
5G SupportYesYes

Sound

Speakers Stereo Stereo
3.5 mm Jack Yes No
FM Radio No No
Dolby Atmos No No
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Asus Zenfone 12 Ultra
n/a
Huawei Pura 70 Ultra
90 dB

Other

Class Flagship Flagship
Announced February, 2025 yr April, 2024 yr
Release Date February, 2025 yr April, 2024 yr
Launch Price ($) 999 1499
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 100 W
* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

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