Apple iPhone 17e vs ASUS Zenfone 12 Ultra

Apple iPhone 17e

Apple

7.5

Good Value

ASUS Zenfone 12 Ultra

ASUS

Good

What Reviewers Agree On

MagSafe is a genuine and long-overdue upgrade over the 16e
A19 chip is excellent — same as the flagship iPhone 17 series
256GB base storage finally makes $599 pricing feel fair
Improved 26-hour battery life is impressive for a compact phone
C1X modem brings 50% faster cellular and better battery efficiency
Best-built budget iPhone Apple has made — full Ceramic Shield 2, IP68

Deal Breakers

60Hz display — all other $599+ phones offer at least 90Hz

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What Reviewers Agree On

Snapdragon 8 Elite delivers excellent, blazing-fast performance
Battery life is genuinely strong — comfortably lasts a full day and beyond
6-axis gimbal stabilizer produces uniquely impressive video stabilization
Clean near-stock Android with minimal bloatware is the best software package on Android
Only 2 Android updates is universally criticized as unacceptable at EUR 1,099
Camera processing falls short of Samsung, Google, and Apple at this price tier

Deal Breakers

Only 2 Android OS updates — worst among 2025 flagships at this price
Camera HDR processing produces visible ghosting artifacts — a shocking flaw
Barely iterative over the Zenfone 11 Ultra — same display, battery, and core camera hardware
EUR 1,099 pricing makes it hard to recommend over Galaxy S25 Ultra or Pixel 9 Pro