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There is another interesting smartphone that Americans cannot buy, at least through the usual channels. This time it is the Asus Zenfone 12 Ultra, an adapted ROG telephone.
The Zenfone 12 Ultra’s Skipping from the United States is especially interesting because its predecessor, the Zenfone 11 Ultra, is available in the ASUS online store. However, the Zenfone 12 Ultra is nowhere to be found. Asus does not say that future Zenfone models will also skip the US, but for now Americans have to look at unofficial channels if the Zenfone 12 ultra has their way.
Regarding whether the new smartphone will attract attention, that is completely a different question. Asus certainly hopes, the promotion of the refined design of the 6.78-inch smartphone, improved functionality and performance improvements. The device contains the latest Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Mobile Platform and a series of new AI functions, both on -evice and cloud-driven.
The IP68-rated handheld has a silky frosted glass finish, which is quite striking. The phone is built with a 100% recycled aluminum frame, a 22% recycled glass screen and FSC certified packaging. It comes in three colors “inspired by the garden of the earth”, including Sage Green, Ebony Black and Sakura White, a pink-tinted off-white.
The Zenfone 12 Ultra has a “professional tri-camera system”, which, as expected, is AI improved. The main camera is based on a 50-megapixel Sony Lytia 700 image sensor, a type 1/1.56 (10.24 millimeter diagonal) sensor. The Zenfone 11 Ultra, on the other hand, has a Sony IMX890 sensor. The primary imager of the Zenfone 12 Ultra offers a 24 mm equivalent focal length.
This 50-megapixel Lytia 700 (LYT-700) sensor is the same that is found in the latest mid-range device from OnePlus, the OnePlus 13r. Interestingly, the OnePlus 12R de Sony IMX890 contained its main camera, so Asus has a page from the OnePlus’ book about his upgrade path from year to year. It is also worth noting that the OnePlus 13R has the same processor and 6.78-inch screen size, and this is available in the United States, albeit at a much lower starting price of $ 599.99. The Asus Zenfone 12 Ultra is € 1,099 in Europe, which is almost $ 1,150.
In addition to getting a new sensor, the Zenfone 12 Ultra also has a new six-axle hybrid gimbal stabilizer 4.0. It promises a lot of stability and works in addition to the tracking of AI.
The Zenfone 12 Ultra contains a 32-megapixel telephone camera with 3x optical zoom and a 13-megapixel ultra-wide camera with a 120-degree field of vision. In both cases these are relatively small sensors. The telephone camera uses an OV32C OV32C type 1/3.2 sensor, while the ultra-wide camera has a type 1/3 sensor. The phone also has a 32-megapixel camera on the front.
As far as AI -Modi is concerned, the Zenfone has 12 Ultra Ai Portrait Video 2.0, AI Tracking and AI Voice Clarity for Video and AI Magic Fill, AI Unblur, AI Panning Shot and AI Document Scanner for photography. The Android device also has the Lama 3 8B language model from Meta, the first phone that records it.
The Asus Zenfone 12 Ultra is now available to order worldwide for € 1,099.99, although a launch discount until 28 February yields the price at € 999.99.
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