Asus ROG Phone 5 Ultimate vs Asus Zenfone 12 Ultra

ZS673KS, ZS673KS-1B063IN

Asus Zenfone 12 UltraMORE PICTURES

2021, March

2025, February 06

2021, March

Released 2025, February 28

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€ 1,079.00 / £ 1,018.94

172.8 x 77.3 x 10.3 mm (6.80 x 3.04 x 0.41 in)

163.8 x 77 x 8.9 mm (6.45 x 3.03 x 0.35 in)

238 g (8.40 oz)

220 g (7.76 oz)

Glass front (Gorilla Glass Victus), glass back (Gorilla Glass 3), aluminum frame

Glass front (Gorilla Glass Victus 2), aluminum frame, glass back

Matte White

Ebony Black, Sakura White, Sage Green

GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2

Yes

HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1800 / 1900 / 2100

Yes

1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 32, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 48, 66, 71

Yes

1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 25, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66, 71, 77, 78, 79 SA/NSA

Yes

Yes, Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)

Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM + eSIM (max 2 at a time)

Super AMOLED

AMOLED

6.78 inches, 109.5 cm2 (~82.0% screen-to-body ratio)

6.78 inches, 111.0 cm2 (~88.0% screen-to-body ratio)

1080 x 2448 pixels

1080 x 2400 pixels, 20:9 ratio (~388 ppi density)

1B colors

1 Million+

395 ppi density

388 ppi density

Capacitive Touchscreen

Yes

Corning Gorilla Glass Victus

Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2, Mohs level 6

144Hz, HDR10+, 800 nits (typ), 1200 nits (peak) ROG Vision color PMOLED display

144Hz, HDR10, 1600 nits (HBM), 2500 nits (peak)

RGB light panel (on the back)

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64 MP, f/1.8, 26mm (wide), 1/1.73", 0.8µm, PDAF

50 MP, f/1.9, 24mm (wide), 1/1.56

13 MP, f/2.4, 11mm, 125˚ (ultrawide)

32 MP, f/2.4, 65mm (telephoto), 1/3.2

5 MP, f/2.0, (macro)

13 MP, f/2.2, 13mm, 120˚ (ultrawide), 1/3.0

8K@30fps, 4K@30/60/120fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps, 720p@480fps; gyro-EIS

8K@24fps, 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps, 720p@480fps; gyro-EIS, HDR10+

HDR, panorama

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LED Flash

LED flash

24 MP, f/2.5, 27mm (wide), 0.9µm

32 MP, f/2.5, 22mm (wide), 1/3.2

HDR, panorama

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Android 10

Android 15, upgradable to Android 16, up to 2 major Android upgrades

ROG UI

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Qualcomm SM8350 Snapdragon 888 (5 nm)

Qualcomm SM8750-AB Snapdragon 8 Elite (3 nm)

Octa-core (1x2.84 GHz Kryo 680 & 3x2.42 GHz Kryo 680 & 4x1.80 GHz Kryo 680)

Octa-core (2x4.32 GHz Oryon V2 Phoenix L + 6x3.53 GHz Oryon V2 Phoenix M)

Adreno 660

Adreno 830

18 GB

12/16 GB

512 GB

256GB

Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass Pressure sensitive zones (Gaming triggers) Touch sensor on back cover

Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass

5.2, A2DP, LE, aptX HD, aptX Adaptive

5.4, A2DP, LE, aptX HD, aptX Adaptive, aptX Lossless

Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6e, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct

Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6e/7, tri-band, Wi-Fi Direct

USB Type-C 3.1 (side), USB Type-C 2.0 (bottom), accessory connector, USB On-The-Go

USB Type-C

Yes, with dual-band A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO, QZSS, GNSS

GPS (L1+L5), BDS (B1I+B1c+B2a), GALILEO (E1+E5a), QZSS (L1+L5), NavIC, GLONASS

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15W wireless / 10W reverse wireless

HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (7CA) Cat20 1400/150 Mbps, 5G 4 Gbps DL

HSPA, LTE, 5G

Li-Poly (Lithium Polymer)

Li-Ion (Lithium Ion)

6000 mAh, Battery

Li-Ion 5500 mAh

Yes, 65W, 70% in 30 min, 100% in 52 min (advertised) / Reverse charging 10W / Quick Charge 5

65W15W