Asus Zenfone 12 Ultra vs Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra
Asus
Zenfone 12 Ultra
Samsung
Galaxy S26 Ultra
At a glance
- Brand
- Asus
- Samsung
- Release date
- February 2025, 1 years 3 months ago
- February 2026, 3 months ago
- AnTuTu
- 2.850.000 Antutu v10 Overall performance better than 97% of devices
- 4.027.702 Antutu v11 Overall performance better than 99% of devices
Display
- Size
- 6.78"
- 6.9"
- Resolution
- 1080 x 2400 px FHD+
- 1440 x 3088 px WQHD+
- Type
- AMOLED SAMSUNG E6 Flexible
- AMOLED Dynamic AMOLED 2X +
- Density
- 388 ppi High Density
- 494 ppi Very 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, 1-120 Hz refresh rate, DisplayPort 1.4, Refresh rate 120 Hz, Peak brightness - 2600 cd/m², HDR10+, DCI-P3, DC dimming, 10 Bits panel, Scratch resistant, Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2, S-Pen, Capacitive, Multi-touch, Frameless, LTPO (Low Temperature PolySilicon oxide)
Performance
- Chipset
- Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite
- Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
- CPU
- 2x4.32 GHz Oryon V2 Phoenix L+ 6x3.53 GHz Oryon V2 Phoenix M
- 2x4.61 GHz ARM + 6x3.63 GHz ARM
- CPU type
- Octa-Core
- Octa-Core
- Process
- 3 nm
- 3 nm
- Frequency
- 4.32 GHz
- 4.61 GHz
- GPU
- Adreno 830
- Adreno 840 1.2 GHz
- RAM
- 16 GB
- 12 GB
- RAM type
- RAM LPDDR5X
- RAM LPDDR5X
- 64-bit
- Yes
- Yes
Rear camera
- Resolution
- 50 Mpx
- 200 Mpx
- Aperture
- ƒ/ 1.9
- ƒ/ 1.4
- Sensor
- Sony LYT-700C
- Samsung ISOCELL HP2
- Pixel size
- 1.00 µm
- 0.60 µm
- Sensor size
- 1/1.56"
- 1/1.3"
- Flash
- LED
- Dual LED
- Optical stabilization
- Yes
- Yes
- Slow motion
- Yes, 960 fps
- Yes, 240 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
- UIS, Noise reduction, Time-Lapse, 4K Video, 8K Video, Digital zoom, Optical zoom, Quadruple camera, Digital image stabilization, Optical Stabilization (OIS), Autofocus, Touch focus, Manual focus, Phase detection autofocus (PDAF), Laser autofocus (LAF), Continuous shooting, Geotagging, Panorama, HDR, Face detection, White balance settings, ISO settings, Exposure compensation, Scene mode, Self-timer, 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
- 1.12 µm
Battery
- Capacity
- 5500 mAh
- 5000 mAh
- Type
- Li-Polymer
- Li-Ion
- Fast charge
- Yes , 65.0W
- Yes , 60.0W
- Wireless charging
- 15W wireless charging
- 25W Wireless charging
- Charge cycles
- 1200 cycles
- —
- Runtime
- ~ 61h
- —
- Features
- Wireless charging, Reverse charging, Non-removable
- Bypass Charging, Wireless charging, Reverse charging, Non-removable
Storage
- Capacity
- 512 GB
- 256 GB
- Type
- UFS Storage 4.0
- UFS Storage 4.1
- SD slot
- No
- No
Body
- Dimensions
- 77.0 mm 163.8 mm 8.9 mm Print 3D Model
- 78.1 mm 163.6 mm 7.9 mm Print 3D Model
- Weight
- 220 g
- 214 g
- Materials
- Aluminium alloy , Glass
- Aluminium , Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2
- Colors
- Black Green Violet
- Black White Gray Violet Cyan Rose Gold
- Water/dust resistance
- IP68
- IP68
- Drop resistance
- Class A B C D E 45 drops without defects
- —
- Repairability
- Class A B C D E
- —
- Usable surface
- 88 %
- 91 %
Software
- Operating system
- Android 15 Android 15
- Android 16 Android 16
- Updates
- OS updates: 2 years, Security updates: 2 years
- OS updates: 7 years, Security updates: 7 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 / eSIM + Nano SIM / eSIM)
- Bluetooth
- Bluetooth 5.4 LELow energy consumption
- Bluetooth 6.0 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, AAC
- 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) , WiFi 6E , WiFi 7 (802.11be)
- 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, Beidou, QZSS, Galileo, GPS (L1+L5), BeiDou (B1), Galileo (E1+E5a), BeiDou (B2), NavIC System, QZSS (L1 + L5), Galileo (E1+E5a+E5b)
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), n2 (1900 PCS), n3 (1800), n5 (850), n7 (2600), n8 (900), n12 (700), n20 (800), n25 (1900), n26 (850), n28b (700), n28a (700), n38 (2600), n40 (2300), n41 (2500), n48 (3500), n66 (1700), n75 (1500), 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), 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), B66 (1700/2100)
- 3G
- B1 (2100), B2 (1900), B4 (1700/2100 AWS A-F), B5 (850), B6 (800), B8 (900), B19 (800)
- B1 (2100), B2 (1900), B4 (1700/2100 AWS A-F), 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
- Yes
- Audio
- Dolby Atmos, Hi-Res Audio, Noise cancellation microphone, Stereo Speakers, 3 microphones
- Hi-Res Audio, Noise cancellation microphone, Stereo Speakers
- Barometer
- —
- Yes
- Compass
- —
- Yes
