The development of 5G networks will attract enormous investments in both Croatia and worldwide, increase the total global GDP, as well as change everyday life and improve the economy, said Croatian telcos leaders at the “5G&beyond” conference, organized by 5G.hr and Markoja.

In the highly dynamic market of mobile devices, the best-selling smartphones in Croatia in the year behind us were those from the house of Samsung. The South Korean brand is a convincing leader in the domestic market, followed by Xiaomi, which achieved great results in 2021, but failed to overtake Samsung.

In 2021, the Samsung Galaxy A12 rose to the top of the best-selling phone list. Omdia reports that Samsung shipped as many as 51.8 million Galaxy A12 phones last year, surpassing Apple’s mobile phone shipments, which had almost always come first.

More than a billion people in the world will have access to 5G networks by the end of this year, according to a report presented by GSMA at this year’s edition of the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona. Such data suggests that in the coming period, the deployment of 5G will be the fastest launch of a new generation network so far.

The world’s largest mobile event, MWC in Barcelona, was also the stage for new products from HMD Global, owner of the Nokia brand. Three new Nokia smartphone models from the C series have been introduced: the Nokia C21, the C21 Plus and the new Nokia C2.

At the 2022 Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, the company Oppo, whose phones are becoming more and more popular worldwide, presented a 240W charging system which fully charges the smartphone battery in just 9 minutes.

The investment trendsetter Bill Gates is directing part of its $130 billion business empire toward agriculture and water – a move that has aroused great interest in the global investment community.

With the emergence of two unicorn companies, the startup scene in Croatia is heating up. New, interesting projects are popping up almost daily, relying on their own strength and creativity to break into the market.

The revolutionary front and rear camera and the fastest S Pen, as well as great design are the main features of the latest flagship smartphone from Samsung – Galaxy S22. The new lineup includes S22, S22+ and S22 Ultra models.

Croatia’s best football player, Ballon d’Or winner and fan favorite in the world of football, Luka Modrić, has introduced his own collection of NFTs (non-fungible digital tokens).