Asus Zenfone 12 Ultra vs Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Feb 06, 2025	Feb 25, 2026
Prices (MSRP)
16GB/256GB - €1099	12GB/256GB - $1300 12GB/512GB - $1500 16GB/1TB - $1800

Design

Dimensions
6.45 x 3.03 x 0.35 inches 163.8 x 77 x 8.9 mm	6.44 x 3.07 x 0.31 inches (~0.39 inches with camera bump) 163.6 x 78.1 x 7.9 mm (~10 mm with camera bump)
Weight
7.76 oz / 220.0 g	7.55 oz / 214.0 g
Materials
Back: Glass	Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass Armor 2) Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
Water, Dust; IP68	Water, Dust; IP68
Biometrics
Optical in-screen fingerprint	Ultrasonic in-screen fingerprint
Features
	Stylus
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Ebony Black, Sakura White, Sage Green	Cobalt Violet, Sky Blue, Black, White, Silver Shadow, Pink Gold

Display

Size
6.8-inch, 88.31% screen-to-body	6.9-inch, 90.30% screen-to-body
Type
AMOLED, 144Hz, HDR, 2500 nits	Dynamic AMOLED, 120Hz, HDR10+, 2600 nits
Resolution
2400x1080px, 20:9 ratio, 388 PPI	3120x1440px, 19.5:9 ratio, 498 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2	Corning Gorilla Glass Armor 2

PhoneArena Display Test

Bright Max (20% APL)
2199 (Excellent)	2420 (Excellent)
Bright Min
5.9 (Poor)	0.8 (Excellent)

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Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 8 Elite SM8750-AB (4 nm)	Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 for Galaxy SM8850-1-AD (3 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 2x4.32 GHz Oryon V2 Phoenix L 6x3.53 GHz Oryon V2 Phoenix M	Octa-core 2x4.74GHz Oryon V3 Phoenix L 6x3.63GHz Oryon V3 Phoenix M
GPU
Adreno 830	Adreno 840
Memory
16GB (LPDDR5X)/256GB (UFS 4.0) 16GB/512GB	12GB (LPDDR5X)/256GB (UFS 4.0) 12GB/512GB 16GB/1024GB
Storage expansion
not expandable	not expandable
OS
Android (15)	Android (16), up to 7 OS updates

PhoneArena Performance Test

GeekBench 6 Single
2964	3753
GeekBench 6 Multi
9302	11259
3D Mark High
5201	7801
3D Mark Low
4672	3741

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Battery

Type
5500 mAh, Li - Ion	5000 mAh, Li - Ion
Charging
Fast charging Qi wireless charging, Reverse wired charging	USB Power Delivery Qi2 wireless charging, Reverse wireless charging
Charge speed
Wired: 65.0W Wireless: 15.0W	Wired: 60.0W Wireless: 15.0W

PhoneArena Battery Tests

Battery Life Estimate

7h 10min

Browsing

16h 3min

Video

9h 47min

Gaming

12h 13min

Battery Life Estimate

7h 35min

Browsing

20h 10min

Video

9h 54min

Gaming

9h 17min

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Camera

Rear
Triple camera	Quad camera
Main camera
50 MP (OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.9 Focal length: 24 mm Sensor size: 1/1.56" Pixel size: 1.0 μm	200 MP (OIS, PDAF) Sensor name: Samsung ISOCELL HP2 Aperture size: F1.4 Focal length: 23 mm Sensor size: 1/1.3" Pixel size: 0.6 μm
Second camera
13 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2 Focal Length: 13 mm Sensor size: 1/3" Pixel size: 1.12 μm	50 MP (Ultra-wide, PDAF) Sensor name: Samsung JN3 Aperture size: F1.9 Sensor size: 1/2.5" Pixel size: 0.7 μm
Third camera
32 MP (Telephoto, OIS, PDAF) Optical zoom: 3.0x Aperture size: F2.4 Focal Length: 65 mm Sensor size: 1/3.2" Pixel size: 0.7 μm	10 MP (Telephoto, OIS, PDAF) Sensor name: Sony IMX754 Optical zoom: 3.0x Aperture size: F2.4 Sensor size: 1/3.94" Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Fourth camera
	50 MP (Telephoto, Periscope, OIS, PDAF) Sensor name: Sony IMX854 Optical zoom: 5.0x Aperture size: F2.9 Focal Length: 115 mm Sensor size: 1/2.52" Pixel size: 0.7 μm
Flash
LED	LED
Video recording
8K UHD (24 fps), 4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (240 fps)	8K UHD (30 fps), 4K UHD (120 fps), 1080p (240 fps) HDR, Continuous autofocus, Picture-taking during video recording
Front
32 MP Video capture: 1080p (30 fps)	12 MP (PDAF, HDR) Video capture: 4K UHD (60 fps)

PhoneArena Camera Tests

141

Overall

144

Photo

138

Video

157

Overall

165

Photo

149

Video

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Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.4	6.0
WLAN
Wi-Fi 6E,Wi-Fi 7 Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac	Wi-Fi 6,Wi-Fi 6E,Wi-Fi 7 Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax
USB
Type-C	Type-C, USB 3.2
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Hearing aid compatible
	M3/T4
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
NFC	NFC, Ultra Wideband (UWB)

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack	No 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Multiple speakers	Earpiece, Multiple speakers
Features
	32-Bit DAC, aptX, aptX-HD

Cellular

5G Bands
n1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n8, n12, n20, n25, n28, n38, n40, n41, n48, n66, n77, n78, n79, SA, NSA, Sub-6	n1, n2, n5, n7, n25, n28, n41, n66, n71, n77, n78, n257, n258, n260, n261, SA, NSA, Sub-6, mmWave
LTE Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 32, 66	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 66, 71
TDD Bands
34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 48	38, 39, 40, 41, 48
3G Bands
1, 3, 5, 8	1, 2, 4, 5, 8
Data Speed
LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s	LTE-A Pro Cat 20 (2000/150 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s
SIM type
eSIM, Dual Nano SIM	Nano SIM, eSIM

Alternative variants

With 16GB RAM and 512GB internal storage

Memory	16GB/512GB

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