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Samsung Ringtones, specifically the Samsung S10 Ringtone, refers to the ringtone “Over the Horizon,” considered one of the most recognizable sounds for smartphones, as it has been the default ringtone of Samsung’s Galaxy devices since 2011. The sound is featured in a series of ironic memes mocking Android users and also on ringtone evolution compilation videos on TikTok.

Origin

The ringtone “Over the Horizon” was released on May 2nd, 2011, alongside the Samsung Galaxy S II.^[1] YouTube^[2] user LongLongAaron posted a full version of the ringtone (seen below), receiving 441,000 views and 3,400 likes in eight years.

On March 4th, 2019, the Samsung Galaxy S10 was released to the public. The Smartphone also featured a new version of the “Over the Horizon” ringtone. YouTube^[3] EverythingMediaCollection posted the incoming call sound (seen below) a month earlier than the official launch of the smartphone, on February 23rd, 2019. The video garnered 3.3 million views and 43,000 likes in four years.

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On March 22nd, 2021, TikTok^[4] user @samsunggalaxyarg2020 uploaded the "Over the Horizion" ringtone to the platform (seen below, left), garnering 1.3 million plays and 15,000 other videos tagged. For instance, on July 27th, 2021, TikTok^[5] user @lifestoopeachy posted a video commenting on the Samsung S10 ringtone. He added an overlay text to a video (seen below, right) of a man levitating saying "Samsung ringtones so beautiful," which garnered 7.5 million plays and 1.9 million likes in two years.

The loudness of the ringtone is also a subject of ironic memes. For example, on July 8th, 2022, YouTube^[6] user @JamirJessie posted a clip of the movie San Andreas in which an earthquake is happening, but the cause of it was a Samsung S10 ringtone. The video (seen below) received 3,100 views and 75 likes in a year.

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