Asus ROG Phone 2 pre-ordered more than 2.3 million people

A little more than two days have passed since the announcement of Asus ROG Phone 2 in China, and the gaming smartphone has already been pre-ordered there

more than 2.33 million people. And this is only in one online store.

Why so popular

The smartphone appealed to many people, and this despiteto a very controversial design, which, frankly speaking, is not for everybody. Obviously, the reason for the success was the good price/power ratio. In total, Asus presented six versions of the Asus ROG Phone 2 and the most popular of them is the basic one for $504 with 8 GB of RAM, a Snapdragon 855 Plus processor and a 6000 mAh battery.

It is also impossible not to take into account the gamers themselves.Let's remember that in China, smartphones are the most popular, mainstream and extremely profitable gaming platform. As of 2018, the revenue from the mobile games market there was $38 billion, and the number of players ranged from 603 to 620 million.