Counterclockwise: Nokia Tune, iPhone Marimba and the popularity of ringtones
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- Anonymous
- P1B
- 29 May 2017
T-mobile Jingle rules!!!
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- AnonD-632062
- J7S
- 29 May 2017
Nice Article.
Nokia: Grande Valse (Super iconic tune. Boot-up animation is a clip of the tune along with famous "Connecting People" hands. The new Nokia 6 has the tune, but drops the graphics)
Samsung: Over The Horizon (another iconic tune. Old version's way better than 2017's mess. At least it's still very much alive & it keeps evolving. Also sometimes boot-up sound is a clip of Over the Horizon, just like Nokia)
Intel: Leap Ahead (Iconic. Pung..... pun-pun-pun-Pung!)
Motorola: (Robotic Voice on) Hello Moto....
LG: Vienna Boy's Choir: Life Is Good (weirdly addictive song that hypnotizes you to believe that life is good)
iPhone: Opening (Default), Marimba & Xylophone. (3 famous tunes, though more lifeless than the above)
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- PLAYER SLAYER
- r2j
- 29 May 2017
MdN8, 29 May 2017My personal favorite is Vertu Sandpiper, they made 3-4 vers... moreWell obviously, a phone that costs more than some people's annual salary will have a nice ringtone
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- kiasunkiasi
- g39
- 29 May 2017
still remember the good old days to jailbreak the iPhone, replace the ringtone file with own selection, and edit the ringtone name...
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- AnonD-373654
- sGP
- 29 May 2017
Nokia had the most recognizable ringtone always.. but seriously over the horizon is so good.. it is evergreen relaxing music
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- Setoja
- Ss{
- 29 May 2017
meow, 29 May 2017all big brands have theirown iconic ringtones, sony is the ... moreSony ericsson had the most recognizable ringtone
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- Anonymous
- Nu7
- 29 May 2017
Anonymous, 28 May 2017OMG where's Hello Moto ??????????????good ring tune bro
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- gsmnokia
- t@g
- 29 May 2017
Samsung is trying hard to beat Nokia Tune with their Over the Horizon, but they can't beat that
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- Anonymous
- tYW
- 29 May 2017
I believe "opening" ringtone is more famous then marimba (iPhone)
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- Hotkolbas
- sG$
- 29 May 2017
the nokia ring tone is one of the classic and recognisable tones of all and the best part is that you can sample the history of the development of the handset with the quality of the tone.
the interesting one that gsmarena dont show is the competition one that turned the nokia tone into a dubstep beat and was amazing to listen to and still a popular one for me to the point that i have it transposed to my samsung device.
i like the over the horizon tone, a nice orchestral tone is always good but you have to make it clear that there are no screechy highs and over the top lows and the mobile speakers arent a hifi system.
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- AnonD-94983
- IWQ
- 29 May 2017
Not to forget the Sony Ericsson ringtone, now being continuously used in the Xperia generation, is still a popular ringtone to hear, especially in some Asian (Hong Kong) drama shows.
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- christy ray
- IVB
- 29 May 2017
sweet memories..............
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- MdN8
- 8mM
- 29 May 2017
My personal favorite is Vertu Sandpiper, they made 3-4 versions of it, all available if you know where to look for. Also they made a bunch of ringtones together with the London Symphony Orchestra.
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- Anonymous
- IWQ
- 29 May 2017
My favourite ringtone was from Siemens SL10 titled Devil's Thrill, played by Vanessa-Mae.Amazing...
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- Kaimu
- NYF
- 29 May 2017
A sight of a piano keyboard drives me crazy
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- Anonymous
- ID%
- 29 May 2017
Raphi7, 29 May 2017Yeah its realky good that they put the lumia's awesome mode... moreMy Nokia N900
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- Simon
- NU0
- 29 May 2017
I miss the ringtone makers of old phones! You could make any tune yourself.
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- Raphi7
- 3V1
- 29 May 2017
Anonymous, 28 May 2017Nokia and his Nostalgic Tunes oh God !! Thanks in advanceYeah its realky good that they put the lumia's awesome modern ringtone in the new nokia phones , i also love almost all the versions of the nokia tune , especially the 2004-2007-2011, there is also an awesome techno version with a bit of singing that came with my st charbel theme!
I also like over the horizone and my favourite until now is the S3 mini's one, its soooo emotional!!!!!!
As for the iphone's marimba , its iconic but i am groing a bit tired of it, the iphone's anniversary might be a good opportunity to remix it while keeping the original
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- boomagaka
- X}6
- 29 May 2017
I actually hate the Apple ring tones, they're annoying and as usual Apple forced you to use them. As several had mentioned the HELLO MOTTO that is more iconic than the stupid iphone ringtones. Another one is Sony Ericsson with its default Xperia ringtone is also a classic and still used today in the Xperia phones.