Asus Zenfone 9 vs Asus Zenfone 12 Ultra Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Jul 28, 2022	Feb 06, 2025
Prices (MSRP)
	€1099

Design

Dimensions
5.77 x 2.68 x 0.36 inches 146.5 x 68.1 x 9.1 mm	6.45 x 3.03 x 0.35 inches 163.8 x 77 x 8.9 mm
Weight
5.96 oz (169.0 g)	7.76 oz (220.0 g)
Materials
	Back: Glass
Resistance
Yes; IP68	Water, Dust; IP68
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)	Optical in-screen fingerprint
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
	Ebony Black, Sakura White, Sage Green

Display

Size
5.9-inch, 84.24% screen-to-body	6.8-inch, 88.31% screen-to-body
Type
Super AMOLED, 120Hz, 1100 nits	AMOLED, 144Hz, HDR, 2500 nits
Resolution
2400x1080px, 20:9 ratio, 446 PPI	2400x1080px, 20:9 ratio, 388 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass Victus	Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2

Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 8+ Gen1 SM8475 (4 nm)	Snapdragon 8 Elite SM8750-AB (4 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 1x3.2GHz Cortex-X2 3x2.75G​Hz Cortex-A710 4x2.0​Ghz Cortex-A510	Octa-core 2x4.32 GHz Oryon V2 Phoenix L 6x3.53 GHz Oryon V2 Phoenix M
GPU
Adreno 730	Adreno 830
Memory
8GB (LPDDR5)/128GB (UFS 3.1) 8GB/256GB 16GB/256GB	16GB (LPDDR5X)/256GB (UFS 4.0) 16GB/512GB
Storage expansion
not expandable	not expandable
OS
Android (12)	Android (15)

Battery

Type
4300 mAh	5500 mAh, Li - Ion
Charging
Fast charging	Fast charging Qi wireless charging, Reverse wired charging
Charge speed
Wired: 30.0W	Wired: 65.0W Wireless: 15.0W

PhoneArena Battery Tests

Battery Life Estimate

7h 37min

Browsing

17h 13min

Video

12h 14min

Gaming

8h 12min

Battery Life Estimate

7h 10min

Browsing

16h 3min

Video

9h 47min

Gaming

12h 13min

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Camera

Rear
Dual camera	Triple camera
Main camera
50 MP (OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.9 Sensor size: 1/1.56"	50 MP (OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.9 Focal length: 24 mm Sensor size: 1/1.56" Pixel size: 1.0 μm
Second camera
12 MP Aperture size: F2.2 Focal Length: 14.4 mm Sensor size: 1/2.55" Pixel size: 1.4 μm	13 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2 Focal Length: 13 mm Sensor size: 1/3" Pixel size: 1.12 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
Flash
LED	LED
Video recording
8K UHD (24 fps), 4K UHD (120 fps), 1080p (240 fps)	8K UHD (24 fps), 4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (240 fps)
Front
12 MP	32 MP Video capture: 1080p

PhoneArena Camera Tests

N/A

Overall

N/A

Photo

N/A

Video

141

Overall

144

Photo

138

Video

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Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.2	5.4
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,Wi-Fi 6 Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax	a,b,g,n,ac,Wi-Fi 6E,Wi-Fi 7 Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
USB
Type-C, USB 2.0	Type-C
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, QZSS, NavIC, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
NFC	NFC

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack	3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Multiple speakers	Earpiece, Multiple speakers
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share	Wireless screen share
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation	Noise cancellation

Cellular

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

Alternative variants

With 256GB internal storage

Memory	256GB

With 16GB RAM and 512GB internal storage

Memory	16GB/512GB

With 16GB RAM and 256GB internal storage

Memory	16GB/256GB

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