Huawei nova 16 Ultra vs Asus Zenfone 12 Ultra

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)

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

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

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]

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

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

Fingerprint

Proximity Sensor

Accelerometer Sensor

Magnetic-field Sensor (Compass)

Gyroscope Sensor

NFC

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
-	-