- Samsung’s 2025 model of Over the Horizon is right here
- It’s been Samsung’s trademark sound since 2011
- This jazzy cowl is Samsung’s greatest but
Samsung’s yearly smartphone refresh is quick approaching – it’s anticipated to land on January 22 at its first Galaxy Unpacked occasion of 2025 – and whereas we’re excited to see what this yr’s Samsung Galaxy S25 and S25 Ultra telephones carry us, there’s one new goodie we will already get pleasure from: the 2025 rendition of its Over the Horizon ringtone, and it’s one among Samsung’s greatest but.
Each yr, alongside the standard updates to its smartphone {hardware} and software program, Samsung additionally releases a brand new model of Over The Horizon – a ringtone it first debuted again in 2011 with the Galaxy S2 (stylised as S II) which the model has additionally used as its trademark sound since its debut.
Since then we’ve had some implausible variations of Over the Horizon. In 2022 BTS’s Suga produced the observe, in 2019 we bought a extra classical water-inspired model, which I’m positive all of you’ll acknowledge, and this yr now we have an enormous band jazz reimagining by Los Angeles-based pianist and composer Jacob Mann.
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In the YouTube video’s description Samsung explains that “the colourful tempo of massive band jazz weaves the journey of One UI into the passage of time and the rhythm of on a regular basis life” evoking “a super day and a hopeful future”.
Simultaneously enjoyable and uplifting this in methods subtler strategy to the theme – at the very least in comparison with the extra bombastic examples I listed above – could be very simply my favourite we’ve ever had, and whereas this alone received’t persuade me to get an Samsung Galaxy S25 (although its leaked specs may) I’ll at the very least be seeking to get this jazzy tune onto my Galaxy Z Fold 6 ASAP.
Heck, I’ll even take my telephone off vibrate so I can get pleasure from it extra usually.
Beyond new ringtones, whereas Samsung has but to say something formally, leaks have teased some massive updates to the brand new gadgets. AI upgrades are more likely to land, with a personalised morning briefing and new Gemini instruments being leaked, the gadgets are rumored to be powered by a brand new chipset (which may carry a worth improve), and we’d get a model new Samsung Galaxy S25 Slim – although it would launch later.
