The Zenfone 12 Extremely formally launches as we speak, however in contrast to earlier generations, this one received’t be offered within the US.
As anticipated, the 12 Extremely is a de-gamer-ified ROG Cellphone 9 Professional with a giant display, a Snapdragon 8 Elite chipset, and a novel gimbal-like stabilizer in the principle digital camera. It’s the identical method Asus adopted with the Zenfone 11 Extremely, which was a effective machine however failed to face out in a sea of different huge Android telephones. Now, this version isn’t even making landfall on our shores.
As you’d anticipate of a telephone with gaming DNA, the 12 Extremely gives a giant 5,500mAh battery. It helps 65W wired charging and as much as 15W wi-fi charging through the Qi 1.3 normal — no Qi2 right here. The 6.78-inch display is an LTPO panel with variable refresh charges from 1 to 120Hz, and its 1080p decision is just a little low for a panel of this measurement.
The 12 Extremely, naturally, comes with a load of AI options. There’s AI background noise removing for video recording, AI-powered semantic search within the picture gallery, AI voice memo transcription, and AI doc summarization. AI, AI, AI. These are all very acquainted and seemingly a pre-requisite for any telephone in 2025.
The 12 Extremely’s much less acquainted function is its gimbal-like picture stabilization, which is in its fourth iteration. Like earlier variations, it gives hardware-based shake correction, mixed with an up to date digital stabilization algorithm. In earlier fashions, it’s been a genuinely cool function and really efficient at smoothing out bumpy digital camera footage.
Outdoors of the stabilization improve, the 12 Extremely’s digital camera {hardware} is unchanged from the 11 Extremely with a 50-megapixel fundamental digital camera, 32-megapixel 3x telephoto, and a 13-megapixel ultrawide on the rear panel. On the software program facet, there’s a set of iPhone Photographic Kinds-like shade grading changes to regulate your most popular preset for shade temperature and saturation in your pictures.
Asus spokesperson Anthony Spence says that the choice to not carry the Zenfone 12 Extremely to North America “doesn’t rule out the opportunity of future Zenfone fashions being made out there within the US,” so perhaps this isn’t the top of the Zenfone line within the states. Nevertheless it does appear to be additional affirmation that the small Zenfone is useless. Lengthy stay the small telephone.
The Zenfone 12 Extremely will begin at €1,099 (about $1,145).