Here’s our best look at the Asus Zenfone 12 Ultra

03 February 2025
It's scheduled to launch later this week.

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jiyen235, 03 Feb 2025Xiaomi 12 Pro, is that you?I find it closer to the OnePlus 10R, but to each their own.

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    DarlingYext, 03 Feb 2025Friendly reminder to everyone that even the non Flip, non P... moreNot surprising why I love the Zen 8.

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      Anonymous, 03 Feb 2025Budget sensor Sony’s LYT 700 sensor in a Ultra model as pri... moreIt’s the same sensor as the find x8.. not the absolute best but far from "budget model"

        Anonymous, 03 Feb 2025B, but you guys always cries for the stupid freaking headph... moreWe are asking for headphone jacks on *good* phones. We are not dumb enough not to notice that headphone jacks are still available on some subpar flagships and budget phones.

          Aierlan, 03 Feb 2025Nonsense. How could they sell it for that in Europe? The ba... more"The hardware cost on this is bound to be at least around the same as the x200 so why should it be so much cheaper? "

          The end result of the phone itself is so much worse, and shorter support is also obviously worse.

          Not to mention that the X200 has a way better camera setup, both hardware and software is better, larger AF capable ultrawide, way larger zoom lens, and a periscope one at that. It also has significantly faster charging and even comes with the charger in some regions, whereas the Asus doesn't come with one anywhere.

            Old tired cameras, two years of software support, no way to support yourself (locked bootloader, no proper sources), exorbitant price.

            Why does Asus want to fail so hard and so bad?

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              Great specs. But I am not buying this look like midrange Redmi phones. Get back to us when you have improved Z9 and Z10.

                DarlingYext, 03 Feb 2025The problem is that even the base X200 is a much better pho... moreNonsense. How could they sell it for that in Europe? The base x200 is poor for the price. No LTPO screen, no wireless raging, short focal fingerprint reader, very average speakers, lacking some basic camera software features (no HDR video of any kind for). Hardware wise I think a similar price is certainly justified (of course Vivo's imaging processing will be better but Vivo's hardware is basically the same for 3 generations which is really bad). The hardware cost on this is bound to be at least around the same as the x200 so why should it be so much cheaper? The only brand offering a lot cheaper prices than others in Europe is Nubia with the z70 ultra. If people want value in Europe they should go for that model. It's priced much cheaper than the likes of Vivo, Xiaomi, OPPO, Honor and Samsung which are all priced similarly for flagship series phones

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                  • 03 Feb 2025

                  2017 smartphones vibes

                    Infinix Note 12

                      As a current ZF10 user (the ZF10 was the last great ZF), never buying another Zenfone, the ZF11U was a mediocre flagship, this one is headed that way, too.

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                        Specifications aside, look at the design. The back is curved, moving away from the current design of most phones, Iphon-ish like, including the Galaxy s25 Ultra

                          This phone looks hideous. Why they abandoned their much more popular compact Zenfone is beyond me. And knowing Asus, probably still only two years worth of updates.

                            NoOne75, 03 Feb 2025Exactly! It's a joke. Not even the LYT-800 at bare min... moreIt will surely come with an optical fingerprint reader, hahaha, even so, its price will not drop below 1000 dollars. This company is very greedy.

                              Anonymous, 03 Feb 2025Budget sensor Sony’s LYT 700 sensor in a Ultra model as pri... moreExactly! It's a joke. Not even the LYT-800 at bare minimum, yet no LYT-900 anyway.

                                Having the headphone jack is all good and all but it's still a giant tower, make it smaller and add micro SD god damn it Asus!

                                  Aierlan, 03 Feb 2025The name doesn't really matter. It's the pricing... moreThe problem is that even the base X200 is a much better phone than this will be. The realistic price of this shouldn't be more than $600, especially because it's likely not going to see more than 2 years of OS updates, when everyone else gives at least 4 nowadays.

                                    DarlingYext, 03 Feb 2025Headphone jack is a good feature, but it's one that do... moreThe name doesn't really matter. It's the pricing that determines the positioning relative to other phones. The name has no effect on the actual phone. In Europe it is priced at 1000 euro or less that would be ok and that was the pricing for the predecessor. This is not 'ultra pricing' from other brands. Look at Vivo and Xiaomi for example. They priced their standard models (Vivo x200 and Xiaomi 14) at 1000 euro for the base 12gb 256gb models in Europe. Samsung is a little cheaper than Vivo and Xiaomi in Europe with the S25 but still close to 1000 euro without the pre-order deals. So basically for Europe pricing of 1,000 euro or less would be in line with most other brands for the specs on offer. Realistically though I think Asus is mainly releasing this for it's home market of Taiwan where they have more brand appeal. Their main business is still motherboards, followed by laptops.

                                      AntonelPAPI, 03 Feb 2025Yes, but Asus is not Chinese, it is Taiwanese! And this bra... moreYes, what I mean is Nothing is not Chinese same as Asus...

                                        julianhadleftthegame, 03 Feb 2025In terms of performance, probably not since Nothing Phone 3... moreNothing 3 is rumored to be a proper flagship meaning it will have flagship SoC, camera etc. 7s Gen 3 is for 3a series.

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