Vivo X100 Ultra vs Asus Zenfone 12 Ultra
91
out of 100
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85
out of 100
Here we compared two flagship smartphones: the 6.78-inch Vivo X100 Ultra (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3) that was released on May 13, 2024, against the Asus Zenfone 12 Ultra, which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite and came out 9 months after. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.
Key differences
Reasons to consider the Vivo X100 Ultra
- 33% higher pixel density (517 vs 388 PPI)
- The rear camera has a 3.7x optical zoom
- Waterproof body (IP69 classification)
- Slow-motion recording at 960FPS
- Supports higher wattage charging (80W versus 65W)
- Supports Dolby Atmos sound technology
- The front-facing camera can record video at 4K
- Has a built-in infrared port
Reasons to consider the Asus Zenfone 12 Ultra
- 44% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (2853K versus 1985K)
- Higher display refresh rate – 144 Hz
- Delivers 10% higher peak brightness (1959 against 1783 nits)
- 38% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 3164 and 2292 points
- Includes a 3.5 mm headphone audio jack port
- Ready for eSIM technology
Review
Display
Screen quality, color accuracy, brightness
Camera
Photo and video recording quality
Performance
CPU and memory performance (apps, system)
Gaming
Capabilities for playing modern games
Battery
Battery life, charging type and speed
Connectivity
Networks, ports, data transmission
Scores with a red asterisk (*) are approximate and may change in the future as we gather more data.
Choose the importance of each parameter to more accurately identify the smartphone that best meets your particular needs.
Tests and specifications
Comparison table of technical specifications and testsDisplay
| Type | AMOLED | AMOLED |
| Size | 6.78 inches | 6.78 inches |
| Resolution | 1440 x 3200 pixels | 1080 x 2400 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 20:9 | 20:9 |
| PPI | 517 ppi | 388 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 144 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes (1-120 Hz) | Yes |
| Max rated brightness | 3000 nits | 2500 nits |
| HDR support | Yes, Dolby Vision | Yes, HDR10+ |
| Touch sampling rate | 300 Hz | - |
| Screen protection | Tempered glass | 1-120 |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 89.5% | 88% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 164.1 mm (6.46 inches) | 163.8 mm (6.45 inches) |
| Width | 75.6 mm (2.98 inches) | 77 mm (3.03 inches) |
| Thickness | 9.2 mm (0.36 inches) | 8.9 mm (0.35 inches) |
| Weight | 229 g (8.08 oz) | 220 g (7.76 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP69 | IP68 |
| Advanced cooling | Vapor chamber | Vapor chamber |
| Rear material | Glass | Glass |
| Frame material | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | White, Gray | White, Black, Green, Yellow |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-display | Yes, in-display |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite |
| Max clock | 3300 MHz | 4320 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (1 + 3 + 2 + 2) | 8 (2 + 6) |
| Architecture | - 2 cores at 2.27 GHz: Cortex-A520 - 2 cores at 2.96 GHz: Cortex-A720 - 3 cores at 3.15 GHz: Cortex-A720 - 1 core at 3.3 GHz: Cortex-X4 |
- 6 cores at 3.53 GHz: Oryon (Phoenix M) - 2 cores at 4.32 GHz: Oryon (Phoenix L) |
| L3 cache | 12 MB | - |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
| Lithography process | 4 nanometers | 3 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | Hexagon | Hexagon |
| Graphics | Adreno 750 | Adreno 830 |
| GPU shading units | 1536 | 1536 |
| GPU clock | 903 MHz | 1100 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~2774 GFLOPS | ~3379.2 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
AnTuTu Benchmark 10
| CPU | 454762 | 610195 |
| GPU | 786308 | 1227773 |
| Memory | 395610 | 546153 |
| UX | 348724 | 469673 |
| Total score | 1985404 | 2853794 |
| Samples | Less than 3 | Less than 3 |
3DMark Wild Life Performance
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 10974 | - |
| Video editing | 6450 | - |
| Photo editing | 33109 | - |
| Data manipulation | 12481 | - |
| Writing score | 18970 | - |
Memory
| RAM size | 12, 16 GB | 12, 16 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5X |
| Memory clock | 4200 MHz | 5333 MHz |
| Channels | 4 | 2 |
| Storage size | 256, 512, 1024 GB | 256, 512 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 4.0 | UFS 4.0 |
| Memory card | No | No |
Software
| Operating system | Android 14 (Can be upgraded to Android 15) | Android 15 |
| ROM | OriginOS 5 | - |
Battery
| Capacity | 5500 mAh | 5500 mAh |
| Max charge power | 80 W | 65 W |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Po |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | Yes (30 W) | Yes (15 W) |
| Reverse charging | Yes | Yes |
| Fast charging | Yes (65% in 30 min) | Yes (77% in 30 min) |
| Full charging time | 0:48 hr | 0:45 hr |
| Web browsing | 10:19 hr | 09:46 hr |
| Watching video | 14:26 hr | 12:28 hr |
| Gaming | 05:35 hr | 07:02 hr |
| Standby | 99 hr | 98 hr |
General battery life
Main camera
| Matrix | 50 megapixels | 50 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 8192 x 6144 | 8192 x 6144 |
| Zoom | Optical, 3.7x | Optical, 3x |
| Flash | Dual LED | LED |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| 8K video recording | Up to 30FPS | Up to 30FPS |
| 4K video recording | Up to 120FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| 1080p video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| Slow motion | 960 FPS (1080p) | 480 FPS (720p) |
| Angle of widest lens | 116° | 120° |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Telephoto: 200 MP 3) Ultrawide: 50 MP |
1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Telephoto: 32 MP 3) Ultrawide: 13 MP |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode - RAW support |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.8 | f/1.9 |
| Focal length | 23 mm | 24 mm |
| Sensor | Sony LYT-900 | Sony LYT-700 |
| Sensor size | 1/0.98" | 1/1.56" |
| Pixel size | 1.6 micron | 1 micron |
| Autofocus | Laser autofocus | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Image resolution | 200 MP | 32 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.7 | f/2.4 |
| Focal length | 85 mm | 65 mm |
| Sensor | Samsung ISOCELL HP9 | - |
| Sensor size | 1/1.4" | 1/3.2" |
| Pixel size | 0.56 micron | 0.7 micron |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | 13 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 14 mm | 13 mm |
| Sensor | Sony LYT-600 | - |
| Sensor size | 1/2.0" | 1/3.0" |
| Pixel size | 0.7 micron | 1.12 micron |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 50 megapixels | 32 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 8192 x 6144 | 3264 x 2448 |
| Aperture | f/2.5 | f/2.5 |
| Focal length | - | 22 mm |
| Sensor | - | CMOS |
| Sensor size | 1/2.76" | 1/3.2" |
| Pixel size | - | 0.7 micron |
| Autofocus | - | No |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Video resolution | 2160p (4K) at 60 FPS | 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS |
| Depth sensor (TOF 3D) | No | No |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be) | Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be) |
| Wi-Fi features | - Dual Band - Wi-Fi MiMO - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
- Dual Band - Wi-Fi MiMO - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
| Bluetooth version | 5.4 | 5.4 |
| Bluetooth features | LE | LE |
| USB type | USB Type-C | USB Type-C |
| USB version | 3.2 | 3.2 |
| USB features | - Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
- Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
| DisplayPort | Yes | - |
| GPS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC |
| NFC* | Yes | Yes |
| Infrared port | Yes | No |
| Number of SIM* | 2 | 2 |
| Type of SIM card | Nano | Nano |
| Multi SIM mode | Standby | Standby |
| eSIM support* | No | Yes |
| Hybrid slot | No | No |
| LTE Cat* | - | 20 |
| 5G support | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | Stereo |
| Headphone audio jack | No | Yes |
| FM radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | No |
Other
| Category | Flagship | Flagship |
| Announced | May 2024 | February 2025 |
| Release date | May 2024 | February 2025 |
| Launch price | $900 | $999 |
| Sensors | - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
- Hall-effect sensor - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
| Bundled charger | Yes, 80 W | Not included |
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.
