ASUS is preparing to launch it for Zenfone 12 Ultra, and the latest joke of the company on the X is the most prominent camera that does not include the eye, not a high -speed processor, not even the mind reading but … well, the 3.5 mm headphone jack. A look at a man with wire headphones described as Zenfone 12 Ultra is something that we haven’t seen for a while!

The phone will be detected on February 6, and humor shows the phone itself for a very short period. We are able to see the delicate edges of Zenfone and a central opening for the Selfie camera. It is very similar to like Rog Phone 9 Pro, which is already on the market. But then the main focus of a mockery is the headphone socket. I still remember the shock that we felt almost all when iPhone 7 came without a headphone socket. This was not the first phone to remove the headphone socket, but it put the direction, and before we know it, we used to not see the headphone plugs on the phones anymore. We seem to have moved. However, some argue (and rightly) that headphones provide better sound quality than wireless, regardless of their imagination. There will always be some sound loss on Bluetooth, but for many people, it cannot be perceived.

How good is the idea to show off with a headphone headphone at a head in 2025?

First of all, wireless headphones are constantly improved in sound quality. The active cancellation of noise, which is not spread by many models of the best wireless headphones and ear headphones, in the headphones.

Then come to the actual numbers. According to The Canalys report from 2024, wireless earphones witnessed 8 % growth while wireless headphones are 12 % growing compared to 2023. A study of research and markets shows an increasing trend of wireless sound equipment that is expected to continue in 2025 until 2030.

This means mainly that it is expected that the market is expected to demand more wireless ear headphones and headphones instead of this wireless. Of course, wirelessness will remain in use because it is still offered the quality of the studio, musicians, producers or video editors definitely needs to Top Gear. But then comes Zenfone, who does not put himself technically as a music phone, right?

Of course, in defending the headphones, I need to mention that the presence of wired headphones is also better for games because of the cumin faced by some wireless headphones or earphones. However, the Zenfone 12 is not the ROG phone centered around the games, although the similarities between them.

However, some people may want to get the headphone socket on Zenfone. The wireless headphones are more suitable because they are not impossible in their wires, but they come with a defect in need of being charged from time to time.

However, it appears that the presence of a headphone socket on the phone will not be the real game changing that ASUS is looking for. In order to challenge proverbs Galaxy S25 Ultra, Pixel 10 Pro, OnePlus 13, and others, Zenfone will need to fill some dangerous energy.

Perhaps, according to the leaked details. We expect the phone to come with the leading Snapdragon elite, a huge 5800 mAh battery, and “Full AI experience”, whatever this will mean (contextual artificial intelligence?). Meanwhile, rumors indicate a 6.78 -inch LTPO AMOLED screen, IP68 rating, 16 GB RAM (This would rub the salt again in the RAM in Galaxy S25 Ultra), and the triple camera system with a 50 -megapixel main camera to complete the package.

Unfortunately, the phone is said to come with only two years of Android updates, which are dangerously lacking compared to competition.