Asus Zenfone 12 Ultra vs Samsung Galaxy A36
Asus
Zenfone 12 Ultra
Samsung
Galaxy A36
At a glance
- Brand
- Asus
- Samsung
- Release date
- February 2025, 1 years 3 months ago
- March 2025, 1 years 2 months ago
- AnTuTu
- 2.850.000 Antutu v10 Overall performance better than 97% of devices
- 550.000 Antutu v10 Overall performance better than 74% of devices
- Launch price
- —
- € 379.00 ($ 444.05)
Display
- Size
- 6.78"
- 6.7"
- Resolution
- 1080 x 2400 px FHD+
- 1080 x 2340 px FHD+
- Type
- AMOLED SAMSUNG E6 Flexible
- Super AMOLED
- Density
- 388 ppi High Density
- 385 ppi High Density
- Aspect ratio
- 20:9
- 19.5:9
- Features
- Hole-punch Notch, 1-120 Hz refresh rate, Refresh rate 144 Hz, Max brightness HBM - 1600 cd/m², Peak brightness - 2500 cd/m², Always-On Display, HDR10+, DCI-P3, 10 Bits panel, Scratch resistant, Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2, Capacitive, Multi-touch, Frameless, LTPO (Low Temperature PolySilicon oxide)
- Hole-punch Notch, Refresh rate 120 Hz, HDR10+, DCI-P3, Scratch resistant, Corning Gorilla Glass Victus+, Capacitive, Multi-touch, Frameless
Performance
- Chipset
- Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite
- Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 3
- CPU
- 2x4.32 GHz Oryon V2 Phoenix L+ 6x3.53 GHz Oryon V2 Phoenix M
- 4x2.4GHz Cortex A78 + 4x1.8GHz Cortex A55
- CPU type
- Octa-Core
- Octa-Core
- Process
- 3 nm
- 4 nm
- Frequency
- 4.32 GHz
- 2.4 GHz
- GPU
- Adreno 830
- Adreno 710
- RAM
- 16 GB
- 6 GB
- RAM type
- RAM LPDDR5X
- LPDDR4X RAM
- 64-bit
- Yes
- Yes
Rear camera
- Resolution
- 50 Mpx
- 50 Mpx
- Aperture
- ƒ/ 1.9
- ƒ/ 1.8
- Sensor
- Sony LYT-700C
- Sony IMX882
- Pixel size
- 1.00 µm
- 0.80 µm
- Sensor size
- 1/1.56"
- 1/1.95"
- Flash
- LED
- LED
- Optical stabilization
- Yes
- Yes
- Slow motion
- Yes, 960 fps
- Yes, 960 fps
- Features
- Flicker sensor, Noise reduction, 4K Video, 8K Video, Digital zoom, Optical zoom, Triple camera, Digital image stabilization, Optical Stabilization (OIS), Ultra stable video, Gimbal, Autofocus, Touch focus, Continuous autofocus, Manual focus, Phase detection autofocus (PDAF), Continuous shooting, Geotagging, Panorama, HDR, Face detection, White balance settings, ISO settings, Exposure compensation, Scene mode, Self-timer, RAW, Night Mode
- Flicker sensor, Time-Lapse, 4K Video, Digital zoom, Triple camera, Digital image stabilization, Optical Stabilization (OIS), Autofocus, Touch focus, Continuous autofocus, Manual focus, Phase detection autofocus (PDAF), Continuous shooting, Geotagging, Panorama, HDR, Face detection, White balance settings, ISO settings, Exposure compensation, Scene mode, Self-timer, Dual capture, RAW, Night Mode
Front camera
- Resolution
- 32 Mpx
- 12 Mpx
- Aperture
- ƒ/ 2.5
- ƒ/ 2.2
- Sensor
- Omnivision OV32C
- —
- Pixel size
- 0.70 µm
- —
Battery
- Capacity
- 5500 mAh
- 5000 mAh
- Type
- Li-Polymer
- Li-Ion
- Fast charge
- Yes , 65.0W
- Yes , 45.0W
- Wireless charging
- 15W wireless charging
- —
- Charge cycles
- 1200 cycles
- 2000 cycles
- Runtime
- ~ 61h
- ~ 41h
- Features
- Wireless charging, Reverse charging, Non-removable
- Reverse charging, Non-removable
Storage
- Capacity
- 512 GB
- 128 GB
- Type
- UFS Storage 4.0
- UFS Storage 2.2
- SD slot
- No
- No
Body
- Dimensions
- 77.0 mm 163.8 mm 8.9 mm Print 3D Model
- 78.0 mm 162.7 mm 7.4 mm Print 3D Model
- Weight
- 220 g
- 195 g
- Materials
- Aluminium alloy , Glass
- Plastic , Glass
- Colors
- Black Green Violet
- Black White Gray Green Violet
- Water/dust resistance
- IP68
- IP67
- Drop resistance
- Class A B C D E 45 drops without defects
- Class A B C D E 90 drops without defects
- Repairability
- Class A B C D E
- Class A B C D E
- Usable surface
- 88 %
- 86 %
Software
- Operating system
- Android 15 Android 15
- Android 16 Android 16
- Updates
- OS updates: 2 years, Security updates: 2 years
- OS updates: 6 years, Security updates: 6 years
- Google services
- With Google Mobile Services
- With Google Mobile Services
Connectivity
- SIM
- Dual SIM Dual Standby (Nano SIM + Nano SIM / eSIM)
- Dual SIM Dual Standby (Nano SIM + Nano SIM / eSIM)
- Bluetooth
- Bluetooth 5.4 LELow energy consumption
- Bluetooth 5.3 LELow energy consumption
- Bluetooth profiles
- A2DP (Advanced Audio Distribution Profile), LE (Low Energy), APT-x, LDAC, SBC, AAC
- A2DP (Advanced Audio Distribution Profile), LE (Low Energy), APT-x, LDAC, SBC
- Wi-Fi
- 802.11a , 802.11b , 802.11g , 802.11n , 802.11n 5GHz , 802.11ac, WiFi 6 (802.11ax) , WiFi 7 (802.11be)
- 802.11a , 802.11b , 802.11g , 802.11n , 802.11n 5GHz , 802.11ac, WiFi 6 (802.11ax)
- Wi-Fi features
- Dual band, Wi-Fi Hotspot, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi Display, Wi-Fi MiMO
- Dual band, Wi-Fi Hotspot, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi Display, Wi-Fi MiMO
- USB
- USB Type-C
- USB Type-C
- USB features
- Charging, OTG
- Charging, OTG
- Navigation
- GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, QZSS, Galileo, GPS (L1+L5), GLONASS (L1), BeiDou (B1), Galileo (E1+E5a), BeiDou (B2), NavIC System, QZSS (L1 + L5)
- GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, QZSS, Galileo, GPS (L1+L5), Galileo (E1+E5a)
Networks
- 5G
- n1 (2100), n2 (1900 PCS), n3 (1800), n5 (850), n7 (2600), n8 (900), n12 (700), n18 (850), n20 (800), n25 (1900), n26 (850), n28b (700), n28a (700), n38 (2600), n40 (2300), n41 (2500), n48 (3500), n66 (1700), n77 (3700), n78 (3500)
- n1 (2100), n3 (1800), n5 (850), n7 (2600), n8 (900), n20 (800), n28b (700), n28a (700), n38 (2600), n40 (2300), n41 (2500), n77 (3700), n78 (3500)
- 4G LTE
- B1 (2100), B2 (1900), B3 (1800), B4 (1700/2100 AWS 1), B5 (850), B7 (2600), B8 (900), B12 (700), B13 (700), B17 (700), B18 (800), B19 (800), B20 (800), B25 (1900+), B26 (850), B28b (700), B28a (700), B32 (1500), B38 (TDD 2600), B39 (TDD 1900), B40 (TDD 2300), B41 (TDD 2500), B42 (TDD 3500), B43 (TDD 3700), B48 (TDD 3600), B66 (1700/2100)
- B1 (2100), B2 (1900), B3 (1800), B5 (850), B7 (2600), B8 (900), B20 (800), B26 (850), B28b (700), B28a (700), B32 (1500), B38 (TDD 2600), B40 (TDD 2300), B41 (TDD 2500), B42 (TDD 3500)
- 3G
- B1 (2100), B2 (1900), B4 (1700/2100 AWS A-F), B5 (850), B6 (800), B8 (900), B19 (800)
- B1 (2100), B2 (1900), B5 (850), B8 (900)
- 2G
- B2 (1900), B3 (1800), B5 (850), B8 (900)
- B2 (1900), B3 (1800), B5 (850), B8 (900)
Sensors & security
- Fingerprint
- Yes, in screen
- Yes, in screen
- Accelerometer
- Yes
- Yes
- Gyroscope
- Yes
- Yes
- Proximity
- Yes
- Yes
- Light sensor
- Yes
- Yes
- Cooling system
- Yes
- No
- Audio
- Dolby Atmos, Hi-Res Audio, Noise cancellation microphone, Stereo Speakers, 3 microphones
- Dolby Atmos, Stereo Speakers
