Asus Zenfone 12 Ultra vs Xiaomi 18 Pro Max

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Asus Mobiles

Xiaomi Mobiles

AI2501, AI2501H, I2501C, AI2501B

Xiaomi 18 Pro Max

2026, February 06

2026, September 23

GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G

GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G

GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900

GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900

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

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

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

1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 48, 66, 71

1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 18, 20, 25, 26, 28, 38, 40, 41, 48, 66, 77, 78, 79 SA/NSA

1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 18, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 38, 40, 41, 48, 66, 70, 71, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 83, 84, 89 SA/NSA

HSPA, LTE, 5G

HSPA, LTE, 5G

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

163.4 x 77.6 x 8.4 mm (6.43 x 3.06 x 0.33 in)

220 g (7.76 oz)

235 g or 240 g (8.29 oz)

Glass front (Gorilla Glass Victus 2), aluminum frame, glass back IP68 dust tight and water resistant (immersible up to 1.5m for 30 min)

Glass front (Dragon Crystal Glass 3), aluminum frame IP68 dust tight and water resistant (immersible up to 6m for 30 min)

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

Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM

Ebony Black, Sakura White, Sage Green

Black, White, Pink, Red, Blue

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

LTPO AMOLED, 68B colors, 2160Hz PWM, 120Hz, Dolby Vision, HDR Vivid, HDR10+, BT.2020, 4000 nits (peak)

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

6.9 inches, 116.2 cm2 (~91.6% screen-to-body ratio)

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

1208 x 2624 pixels, 19.5:9 ratio (~418 ppi density)

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

Android 17, HyperOS 4

Qualcomm SM8750-AB Snapdragon 8 Elite (3 nm)

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6 (2 nm)

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

Octa-core (up to 5 GHz)

Adreno 830

Adreno

12GB/16GB

12GB/16GB

256GB/512GB

256GB/512GB/1TB UFS 4.1

50 MP, f/1.9, 24mm (wide), 1/1.56", 1.0µm, PDAF, gimbal OIS

200 MP, f/1.7, 23mm (wide), 1/1.28", 0.61µm, dual pixel PDAF, OIS

32 MP, f/2.4, 65mm (telephoto), 1/3.2", 0.7µm, PDAF, OIS, 3x optical zoom

200 MP, f/2.4, 75mm (periscope telephoto), 1/1.56", PDAF (10cm - ∞), OIS, 3.2x optical zoom

13 MP, f/2.2, 13mm, 120˚ (ultrawide), 1/3.0", 1.12µm

50 MP, f/2.4, 17mm, 102˚ (ultrawide), 1/2.88", 0.61µm, PDAF

LED flash, HDR, panorama

Laser AF, color spectrum sensor, Leica lens, Dual-LED dual-tone flash, HDR, panorama

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

8K@30fps (HDR), 4K@30/60/120fps (HDR10+, 10-bit Dolby Vision HDR, 10-bit LOG), 1080p@30/60/120/240/960fps, 720p@1920fps, gyro-EIS

32 MP, f/2.5, 22mm (wide), 1/3.2", 0.7µm

50 MP, f/2.2, 21mm (wide), 1/2.88", 0.61µm, PDAF

Panorama, HDR

HDR, panorama

1080p@30fps

4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60fps, HDR10+, gyro-EIS

5500 mAh

Si/C Li-Ion 8500 mAh

65W wired, PD3.0, PPS, QC5, 100% in 39 min 15W wireless (Qi) 10W reverse wired

100W wired, PD3.0, QC3+, 100W PPS 50W wireless 27W reverse wireless

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

Fingerprint (under display, ultrasonic), accelerometer, proximity, gyro, compass, barometer Ultra Wideband (UWB) support

Yes, with stereo speakers

Yes, with stereo speakers (3 speakers, with Dolby Atmos)

Yes

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

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

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

6.0, A2DP, LE, aptX HD, aptX Adaptive, LHDC 5

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 (L5), GLONASS

Yes

Yes

USB Type-C

USB Type-C 3.2, Display Port, OTG

AnTuTu: 2702580 (v10) GeekBench: 9695 (v6) 3DMark: 5678 (Wild Life Extreme)

1965 nits max brightness (measured)

-27.7 LUFS (Good)

Active use score 15:50h