Home Phone comparison Asus Zenfone 12 Ultra and OnePlus Nord 4 - Which is better?

Asus Zenfone 12 Ultra vs OnePlus Nord 4

85 out 100
Asus Zenfone 12 Ultra
VS
79 out 100
OnePlus Nord 4
Asus Zenfone 12 Ultra
OnePlus Nord 4

Compared 2 smartphones : Asus Zenfone 12 Ultra Manufactured in February, 2025, with display 6.78 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite, vs OnePlus Nord 4, Manufactured in August, 2024 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 7 Plus Gen 3. 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
  • Larger display: 6.78in
  • Higher refresh rate: 144Hz
  • Supports newer USB: 3.2 vs 2
  • Built-in eSIM
Reasons to choose OnePlus Nord 4
  • Higher pixel density: 450ppi
  • Lighter design: 199.5g vs 220g
  • Infrared port

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Memory Options - 12/256 GB
- 16/512 GB		 - 8/128 GB
- 8/256 GB
- 12/256 GB
- 16/512 GB

Review

Key Specs Asus Zenfone 12 Ultra and OnePlus Nord 4
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
Adjust each parameter’s importance to find the best match for you.
Customize your score
Function
Importance (Weight)
Display:
Camera:
Performance:
Gaming:
Battery:
Connectivity:
Higher weight means greater impact on NanoReview score.

Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison
Smartphones:
Zenfone 12 Ultra
vs
OnePlus Nord 4

Display

Display quality comparison
Type AMOLED AMOLED
Size 6.78 in 6.74 in
Resolution 1080x2400 pixels 1240x2772 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 20.1:9
Pixel density 388 ppi 450 ppi
Refresh rate 144 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes Yes (60-120 Hz)
Max brightness 2500 nits 2150 nits
HDR support Yes HDR10+ Yes HDR10+
Touch Sampling Rate n/a 240 Hz
Screen-to-body ratio 88 % 89.7 %
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
OnePlus Nord 4
1160 nits
sRGB gamutn/a95.7 %
PWM (Flicker)n/a119 Hz
Response timen/a6 ms
Contrastn/a∞ Infinite
Sources: NotebookCheck [OnePlus Nord 4]

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 mm (2.95 in)
Thickness 8.9 mm (0.35 in) 7.99 mm (0.31 in)
Weight 220 g (7.76 oz) 199.5 g (7.04 oz)
Water resistance IP68 IP65
Cooling system Vapor chamber Vapor chamber
Back panel Glass Metal
Frame Metal Metal
Colors - White
- Black
- Green
- Yellow		 - Black
- Silver
- Green
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
Asus Zenfone 12 Ultra
88 %
OnePlus Nord 4
89.7 %

Performance

Testing Asus Zenfone 12 Ultra and OnePlus Nord 4 In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Plus Gen 3
Max Frequency 4320 MHz 2800 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (2 + 6) 8 (1 + 4 + 3)
Architecture - 6/3.53 (Oryon (Phoenix M))
- 2/4.32 (Oryon (Phoenix L))		 - 3/1.9 (Cortex-A520)
- 4/2.6 (Cortex-A720)
- 1/2.8 (Cortex-X4)
Process TSMC TSMC
Transistor Size 3 nm 4 nm
Neural Processor Hexagon Yes
Graphics Adreno 830 Adreno 732
GPU Cores 1536 768
GPU Frequency 1100 MHz 950 MHz
FLOPS 3379.2 GFLOPS 1459.2 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Asus Zenfone 12 Ultra
3164
OnePlus Nord 4
1911
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Asus Zenfone 12 Ultra
9880
OnePlus Nord 4
5143
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)31641911
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)98805143
Geekbench Compute (GPU)263259067
Sources: Geekbench v6 [Asus Zenfone 12 Ultra], [OnePlus Nord 4]
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Asus Zenfone 12 Ultra
2853794
OnePlus Nord 4
1432709
CPU610195381535
GPU1227773498948
Memory546153291377
UX469673260849
NanoReview Score28537941432709

Memory

RAM
RAM Size - 12 GB
- 16 GB		 - 8 GB
- 12 GB
- 16 GB
Memory Type LPDDR5X LPDDR5X
Memory Frequency 5333 MHz 4200 MHz
Channels 2 4
Storage
Storage Capacity- 256 GB
- 512 GB		- 128 GB
- 256 GB
- 512 GB
Storage TypeUFS 4.0UFS 4.0
Memory CardNoNo

Software

OS Android 15 Android 14
OS Size n/a 17 GB
UI Skin n/a OxygenOS 14.1

Battery

Volume 5500 mAh 5500 mAh
Max Charging Power 65 W 100 W
Battery Type Li-Po Li-Po
Removable No No
Wireless Charging Yes (15 W) No
Reverse Charging Yes No
Fast Charging Yes (77% in 30 min) Yes (60% in 15 min)
Full Charge Time 0:45 h 0:28 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Asus Zenfone 12 Ultra
21:58
OnePlus Nord 4
28:03
Web Browsing09:46 h15:37 h
Video Playback12:28 h14:05 h
Games07:02 h06:45 h
Standby Mode98 h113 h

Main camera

Matrix 50 MP 50 MP
Photo resolution 8192x6144 pixels 8192x6144 pixels
Zoom Optical, 3x Digital
Flash LED Dual 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) 240 fps (720p)
Wide-angle lens 120 ° 112 °
Lenses count Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 32 MP
Ultra-wide: 13 MP		 Standard: 50 MP
Ultra-wide: 8 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support		 - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
Main lens
Matrix50 MP50 MP
Aperturef/1.9f/1.8
Focal length24 mm25 mm
SensorSony LYT-700Sony LYTIA LYT-600
Sensor size1/1.561/1.95
Pixel size1 μm0.8 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocusPhase autofocus
StabilizationOpticalOptical
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 MP8 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/2.2
Focal length13 mmn/a
Sensorn/aSony IMX355
Sensor size1/3.01/4.0
Pixel size1.12 μm1.14 μm
StabilizationDigitalDigital

Front camera

Matrix 32 MP 16 MP
Photo resolution 3264x2448 pixels 4608x3456 pixels
Aperture f/2.5 f/2.4
Focal length 22 mm 24 mm
Sensor CMOS Samsung S5K3P9
Sensor size 1/3.2 1/3.09
Pixel size 0.7 μm 1 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 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 5.4
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
DisplayPort n/a No
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- NAVIC		 - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
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 / 1900MHzGSM 850/900/1800/1900MHZ
3G BandsWCDMA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100MHzWCDMA 1/2/4/5/6/8/19
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 (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B17/B18/B19/B20/B26/B28/B32/B66)
LTE category2013
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
OnePlus Nord 4
82.8 dB

Other

Class Flagship Mid-range
Announced February, 2025 yr July, 2024 yr
Release Date February, 2025 yr August, 2024 yr
Launch Price ($) 999 499
Sensors - Hall Sensor
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor		 - Hall Sensor
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
Charger Included No No

Note

OnePlus Nord 4:

The 128 GB variant comes with UFS 3.1 memory, while the others – with UFS 4.0.

* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

Results

No clear favorite identified yet; updates may follow as new data arrives.

Survey

Which smartphone would you pick?
0 (0%)
0 (0%)
Total Votes: 0

User comments

Share your opinion or ask questions below