Counterclockwise: Nokia Tune, iPhone Marimba and the popularity of ringtones

28 May 2017
Phones went from producing high-pitched electronic chirps to playing beautiful melodies when they needed your attention.

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  • 29 May 2017

all big brands have theirown iconic ringtones, sony is the only exception

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    • Ofir
    • mir
    • 29 May 2017

    Sweet child o' mine anyone?

      Yeah, interestingly in its own way, especially "Over the Horizon", I heard it so many uncountable times, that it is implanted permanently in my mind like a constantly recurring Déjà vu (in this case, already heard), and that I can't even hear it anymore. Impressive, traumatic.

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        • Anonymous
        • P@Y
        • 28 May 2017

        that "HELLO MOTO" from moto RAZR is so iconic. brings back a lot of memories.

          I still remember back the day, there're time when even samsung android phone only can use preloaded ringtone and the whistle notification tone can be heard pretty much everywhere

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            • Lwe
            • 28 May 2017

            And Hello Moto of motorola, The whistle from Samsung notifications? Where is??

              I just wonder whether or not we will ever have something like Nokia again, suppose not, when Nokia was around it was almost monopoly with mobile phones, now so many Chinese and other garbage OEMs in the market.

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                • 7ke
                • 28 May 2017

                Nokia... The best..

                  I mostly hear ringtones that are one of top 40 actually popular songs. Doesn't even seems to matter if that song is hard to hear because of its low bass frequencies. But actually most famous tune is just one - sound of vibration(well, its mostly a phone).

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                    • Anonymous
                    • R5f
                    • 28 May 2017

                    OMG where's Hello Moto ??????????????

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                      • 7k7
                      • 28 May 2017

                      Haha. Nokia tune - still my ringtone on oneplus 3.

                        Adding to the buzz of Nokia relaunch. Great marketing

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                          • Anonymous
                          • 7um
                          • 28 May 2017

                          Nokia and his Nostalgic Tunes oh God !! Thanks in advance

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