Asus Zenfone 12 Ultra vs Sony Xperia 1 VII Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Feb 06, 2025	May 13, 2025
Prices (MSRP)
16GB/256GB - €1099	12GB/256GB - €1499 12GB/512GB - €1599

Design

Dimensions
6.45 x 3.03 x 0.35 inches 163.8 x 77 x 8.9 mm	6.38 x 2.91 x 0.32 inches 162 x 74 x 8.2 mm
Weight
7.76 oz / 220.0 g	6.95 oz / 197.0 g
Materials
Back: Glass	Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass Victus) Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
Water, Dust; IP68	Yes; IP68
Biometrics
Optical in-screen fingerprint	Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Ebony Black, Sakura White, Sage Green	Moss Green, Orchid Purple, Slate Black

Display

Size
6.8-inch, 88.31% screen-to-body	6.5-inch, 86.59% screen-to-body
Type
AMOLED, 144Hz, HDR, 2500 nits	OLED, 120Hz, HDR
Resolution
2400x1080px, 20:9 ratio, 388 PPI	2340x1080px, 19.5:9 ratio, 396 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2	Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2

PhoneArena Display Test

Bright Max (20% APL)
2199 (Excellent)	2173 (Excellent)
Bright Min
5.9 (Poor)	1.05 (Good)

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Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 8 Elite SM8750-AB (4 nm)	Snapdragon 8 Elite SM8650-AB (4 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 2x4.32 GHz Oryon V2 Phoenix L 6x3.53 GHz Oryon V2 Phoenix M	Octa-core 2x4.32GHz Oryon V2 PhoenixL 6x3.53GH​z Oryon V2 PhoenixM
GPU
Adreno 830	Adreno 830
Memory
16GB (LPDDR5X)/256GB (UFS 4.0) 16GB/512GB	12GB/256GB (UFS 4.0) 12GB/512GB
Storage expansion
not expandable	microSDXC
OS
Android (15)	Android (15)

PhoneArena Performance Test

GeekBench 6 Single
2964	3084
GeekBench 6 Multi
9302	9267
3D Mark High
5201	6342
3D Mark Low
4672	4077

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Battery

Type
5500 mAh, Li - Ion	5000 mAh
Charging
Fast charging Qi wireless charging, Reverse wired charging	Fast charging Qi wireless charging
Charge speed
Wired: 65.0W Wireless: 15.0W	Wired: 30.0W Wireless: 15.0W

PhoneArena Battery Tests

Battery Life Estimate

7h 10min

Browsing

16h 3min

Video

9h 47min

Gaming

12h 13min

Battery Life Estimate

7h 25min

Browsing

20h 37min

Video

7h 19min

Gaming

13h 35min

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Camera

Rear
Triple camera	Triple 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	48 MP (OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.9 Focal length: 24 mm Sensor size: 1/1.35" Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Second camera
13 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2 Focal Length: 13 mm Sensor size: 1/3" Pixel size: 1.12 μm	12 MP (Telephoto, OIS, PDAF) Optical zoom: 7.1x Aperture size: F2.3 Focal Length: 85-170 mm Sensor size: 1/3.5" Pixel size: 1.0 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	48 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.0 Focal Length: 16 mm Sensor size: 1/2.9" Pixel size: 1.22 μm
Flash
LED	LED
Video recording
8K UHD (24 fps), 4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (240 fps)	4K UHD (120 fps), 1080p (120 fps) HDR, Time-lapse video
Front
32 MP Video capture: 1080p	12 MP Video capture: 4K UHD (60 fps)

PhoneArena Camera Tests

141

Overall

144

Photo

138

Video

136

Overall

142

Photo

130

Video

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Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.4	6.0
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,Wi-Fi 6E,Wi-Fi 7 Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac	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
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, QZSS, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
NFC	NFC

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack	3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Multiple speakers	Earpiece, Multiple speakers

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	5G Ready
4G (FDD) Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 32, 66
4G (TDD) Bands
34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 48
3G Bands
1, 3, 5, 8
Data Speed
LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s	LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s
Dual SIM
	Yes
SIM type
eSIM, Dual Nano SIM	Nano SIM, eSIM

Alternative variants

With 16GB RAM and 512GB internal storage

Memory	16GB/512GB

With 512GB internal storage

Memory	512GB

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Asus Zenfone 12 Ultra Specs	Sony Xperia 1 VII Specs
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