
ASUS
Good

Honor
Great
ASUS Zenfone 12 Ultra
Sleek matte glass back with ultra-narrow bezels and IP68 water resistance. The rare 3.5mm headphone jack is a welcome differentiator. However, the design is nearly identical to the Zenfone 11 Ultra, and the large 6.78-inch form factor disappointed fans of ASUS's formerly compact Zenfone line.
Honor Magic V5
A stunning achievement in foldable engineering. At 4.1mm unfolded and 217g, the Magic V5 lays completely flat with a nearly invisible crease and feels like a normal phone when folded. IP58/IP59 water resistance outclasses Samsung, and S Pen support adds versatility. The large camera bump does cause wobble on flat surfaces.
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ASUS Zenfone 12 Ultra
The 6.78-inch Samsung E6 AMOLED panel delivers 2,500 nits peak brightness with LTPO adaptive 1-120Hz (144Hz for gaming). Vivid colors and excellent outdoor readability are let down by FHD+ resolution at a price where competitors offer QHD+, and poor minimum brightness.
Honor Magic V5
Honor arguably offers the best foldable displays in the market. The 7.95-inch LTPO OLED inner display hits 5,000 nits peak brightness, and both panels support Dolby Vision with 4,320Hz PWM dimming for exceptional eye comfort. The crease is nearly imperceptible in daily use.
ASUS Zenfone 12 Ultra
Snapdragon 8 Elite delivers class-leading performance — described as "the fastest phone I used in 2025" by Android Central. The clean, near-stock Android 15 experience with no bloatware makes it one of the most fluid Android phones available. On-device Meta Llama 3 AI processing is private but slow.
Honor Magic V5
Snapdragon 8 Elite with up to 16GB RAM handles demanding games and multitasking across the large inner screen with ease. Two or three apps running simultaneously is smooth. The ultra-thin chassis does limit thermal dissipation, causing throttling after about 15 minutes of sustained heavy load.
ASUS Zenfone 12 Ultra
The standout is the 6-axis Hybrid Gimbal Stabilizer 4.0 which delivers uniquely impressive video stabilization — a 66% improvement over the predecessor. The 50MP main camera is solid in good light, but HDR processing produces visible ghosting artifacts, dynamic range suffers with crushed shadows and clipped highlights, and the overall camera system doesn't compete at this price tier.
Honor Magic V5
A major step up from the Magic V4, delivering one of the best rear camera systems on any foldable. Natural portraits with accurate subject detection and good low-light performance. However, the 10MP selfie cameras (both inner and outer) are weak, and AI processing can over-sharpen and produce unnatural color boosting.
ASUS Zenfone 12 Ultra
The 5,500mAh dual-cell battery delivers excellent all-day endurance that approaches two days for lighter users. 65W wired charging goes from 0-77% in 30 minutes, and Qi 1.3 wireless charging is included. Battery specs are unchanged from the Zenfone 11 Ultra.
Honor Magic V5
Exceptional battery life for a foldable. The 5,820mAh silicon-carbon battery (industry-first 15% silicon-carbon technology) delivers comfortable two-day use for many reviewers. GSMArena measured nearly 12 hours of active use. 66W wired and 50W wireless charging provide fast top-ups.
ASUS Zenfone 12 Ultra
The cleanest Android experience available on a non-Pixel phone, with near-stock Android 15 and zero bloatware. On-device AI via Meta Llama 3 is a privacy-forward approach. But ASUS's devastating update policy — only 2 Android updates and 5 years of security patches — is the phone's single biggest failure at EUR 1,099.
Honor Magic V5
MagicOS on Android 15 with 7 years of OS and security updates promised — matching Samsung's commitment. The software includes useful features like offline live translation and deepfake detection. However, MagicOS is consistently described as the phone's biggest weakness, with a cluttered homescreen, pre-installed Honor apps, and rough UI inconsistencies that "build up on a 1,700 GBP phone."