ASUS Zenfone 11 Ultra: flagship smartphone with powerful features is big

The Zenfone series from ASUS was primarily known for its handy size, as the Zenfone 10 was one of the few remaining compact smartphones with a screen diagonal of 5.9 inches. This has now changed with the ASUS Zenfone 11 Ultra.

ASUS Zenfone 11 Ultra: All information in detail

The ASUS Zenfone 11 Ultra has now been unveiled in a livestream, confirming what many had already suspected in advance. ASUS is now also leaving the compact flagship smartphone segment and making a device like any other. At least at first glance.

The new Zenfone 11 Ultra features a 6.78-inch LTPO AMOLED display with a resolution of 2,400 x 1,080 pixels in Full HD and a refresh rate of 144 hertz. It is bright up to 1,600 nits, with a peak brightness of 2,500 nits possible.

This gives the smartphone a size of 163.8 mm x 76.8 mm x 8.9 mm and weighs a whopping 225 grams. ASUS has installed the latest Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 chip from Qualcomm, as well as 12 GB or 16 GB LPDDR5X RAM and 256 GB or 512 GB UFS 4.0 system memory.

Android 14 is used as the operating system, Wi-Fi 7, Bluetooth 5.4 and NFC are of course also on board, as is dual SIM support and 5G. The housing is protected against dust and water in accordance with IP68, and the ASUS Zenfone 11 Ultra is available in four colors: Eternal Black, Misty Grey, Skyline Blue and Desert Sand.

Large battery, powerful cameras

The battery of the ASUS Zenfone 11 Ultra is comparatively large with a capacity of 5,500 mAh. It can be charged via USB-C with up to 65 watts or wirelessly with 15 watts.

ASUS also draws on the full range of cameras and, according to its own statement, provides the smartphone with a “professional-class camera”. The main camera is based on the Sony IMX890 sensor and offers a resolution of 50 megapixels including 6-axis gimbal stabilization and 2x lossless zoom.

There is also a 32 MP telephoto camera with 3x optical zoom and built-in optical image stabilization (f/2.4), as well as an ultra-wide-angle camera with 12 megapixels and a field of view of 120°. The selfie camera on the front has a resolution of 32 megapixels.

Videos can be recorded on the rear in 8K resolution at 24 fps and in 4K at 60 fps, while the front camera records in Full HD at 30 fps.

The ASUS Zenfone 11 Ultra also uses various AI functions that can, for example, improve the image quality of the camera, offer AI noise suppression or translate and transcribe texts and speech. It is also possible to create wallpapers with the help of AI – something we know from the Google Pixel 8 Pro(our test).

ASUS Zenfone 11 Ultra: Price and availability

The ASUS Zenfone 11 Ultra is now available for pre-order. It starts with 12 GB RAM and 256 GB system memory for 999 euros, the top model with 16 GB RAM and 512 GB system memory costs 1,099 euros and will be available from March 22.

Until April 14, you can save 100 euros as part of a pre-order promotion. This means you currently only pay 899.00 euros. Further details can be found on the official ASUS product website.