Phone Comparison - Huawei nova 16 Ultra vs Asus Zenfone 12 Ultra

Huawei nova 16 Ultra
huawei nova 16 ultra
Asus Zenfone 12 Ultra
asus zenfone 12 ultra
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general General Info

Manufacturer Huawei Asus
Announced June 2026 February 2025
Status Coming Soon - June 2026 Coming Soon - February 2025
Colors Black, White, Blue Ebony Black, Sakura White, Sage Green
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 163 x 78 x 7.1 mm
(6.42 x 3.07 x 0.28 in)
163.8 x 77 x 8.9 mm
(6.45 x 3.03 x 0.35 in)
Weight 220 g (7.76 oz) 220 g (7.76 oz)
SIM Type Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM -
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 32, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 48, 66
5G Network SA/NSA 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 18, 20, 25, 26, 28, 38, 40, 41, 48, 66, 77, 78, 79 SA/NSA
Messaging
Build Features - Fingerprint Sensor (under display, optical)
IP68/IP69 dust tight and water resistant (high pressure water jets; immersible up to 2m for 30 min)
- Fingerprint Sensor (under display, optical)
IP68 dust tight and water resistant (immersible up to 1.5m for 30 min)

hardware Hardware and OS

OS HarmonyOS 6.1 Android 15, up to 2 major Android upgrades
Processor , Kirin 9010S Octa-core (2x4.32 GHz Oryon V2 Phoenix L + 6x3.53 GHz Oryon V2 Phoenix M), Qualcomm SM8750-AB Snapdragon 8 Elite (3 nm) [Similar]
GPU - Adreno 830 [Similar]
RAM 12 GB [Browse Similar] 16 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 1 TB 512 GB
External Memory No No

display Display

Type FHD+ LTPO OLED Screen, HDR Vivid, 120Hz, 2160Hz PWM, 6000 Nits (peak)
Kunlun Glass Protections
FHD+ LTPO AMOLED Screen
144Hz, HDR10, 1600 Nits (HBM), 2500 Nits (peak)
Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2
Colors 1B colors 16M colors
Size 6.84 inches [Similar] 6.78 inches [Similar]
Resolution 1320 x 2856 pixels (460 ppi) 1080 x 2400 pixels (388 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 90.41% 88.07%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack no yes
Radio No No
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 200 MP + 50 MP + 50 MP [Similar] 50 MP + 32 MP + 13 MP [Similar]
Flash LED Flash LED Flash
Features 200 MP, f/1.8, 23mm (wide), 1/1.28", PDAF, OIS
50 MP, f/2.2, 88mm (periscope telephoto), PDAF, OIS, 3.7x optical zoom
50 MP, f/2.2, 13mm, 118˚ (ultrawide), AF
Laser AF, Color Spectrum Sensor, Panorama, HDR
50 MP, f/1.9, 24mm (wide), 1/1.56", 1.0µm, PDAF, gimbal OIS
32 MP, f/2.4, 65mm (telephoto), 1/3.2", 0.7µm, PDAF, OIS, 3x optical zoom
13 MP, f/2.2, 13mm, 120˚ (ultrawide), 1/3.0", 1.12µm
HDR, Panorama
Video 4K, 1080p, gyro-EIS, HDR Vivid 8K@24fps, 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps, 720p@480fps; gyro-EIS, HDR10+
Front Camera 50 MP, f/2.0, (ultrawide), 1/2.5", Dual Pixel PDAF
HDR, panorama
4K, 1080p, gyro-EIS, HDR Vivid [Similar]
32 MP, f/2.5, 22mm (wide), 1/3.2", 0.7µm
Panorama, HDR
1080p@30fps [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
3G HSPA, LTE, 5G HSPA, LTE, 5G
Bluetooth 6.0, A2DP, LE, L2HC (320-960 kbps HD audio) 5.4, A2DP, LE, aptX HD, aptX Adaptive, aptX Lossless
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6/7, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6e/7, tri-band, Wi-Fi Direct
USB USB Type-C 2.0, OTG USB Type-C
GPS GPS (L1+L5), BDS (B1I+B1c+B2a), GALILEO (E1+E5a), QZSS (L1+L5), NavIC, GLONASS GPS (L1+L5), BDS (B1I+B1c+B2a), GALILEO (E1+E5a), QZSS (L1+L5), NavIC, GLONASS
Browser Yes Yes

memory User Memory

Internal 1 TB, 12 GB RAM or 512 GB, 12 GB RAM or 256 GB, 12 GB RAM 512 GB, 16 GB RAM or 256 GB, 12 GB RAM UFS 4.0
Expandable Storage No No
USB OTG Supported Not Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint supported fingerprint supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor not present proximity sensor present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
Magnetic-Field Sensor (Compass) magnetic field sensor present magnetic field sensor present
Gyroscope Sensor gyroscope sensor present gyroscope sensor present
NFC NFC supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-ion Battery
Fast Battery Charging 100W wired, SCP, UFCS, PD, PPS, QC
50W wireless
7.5W reverse wireless
5W reverse wired
Non-removable Li-ion Battery
Fast Battery Charging 65W wired, PD3.0, PPS, QC5, 100% in 39 min
15W wireless (Qi)
10W reverse wired
Capacity 7000 mAh 5500 mAh
Stand by - -
Talk Time - -