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ASUS Zenfone 12 Ultra review: I really like this phone, but you shouldn't buy it

The Zenfone 12 Ultra is great at a lot of things, but it doesn't do enough to justify its asking price.

(Image credit: Harish Jonnalagadda / Android Central)ASUS unveiled the Zenfone 12 Ultra on February 6, and the device is launching in Taiwan, Hong Kong, and Europe initially. (Image credit: Harish Jonnalagadda / Android Central)I guess the acute angle of impact probably contributed to the glass breaking, and it made using the phone all the more annoying as I had to put it in a case. There isn't a vanilla UI as such with Android these days, but the Taiwanese brand did a great job balancing minimal styling with extensive customizability, and using the interface evokes fond memories of OxygenOS 9.5.

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