The Galaxy S5 arrived in 2014 as Samsung's flagship Android phone, and its power-on chime played every time the device booted up. The short melody became part of the daily routine for millions of owners, and after the phone was replaced by newer models it lived on as a nostalgia trigger. Today the chime circulates online in memes about old smartphones, tech nostalgia edits, and comedy skits where a character dramatically reboots a phone, because the three-second sound instantly signals the Android era to anyone who heard it back then.
About this sound
The classic Samsung Galaxy S5 power-on chime, the short startup jingle from the 2014 flagship phone. Creators use it for phone gags and tech reveal scenes.
The Galaxy S5 power-on sound is the short startup chime that plays the moment Samsung's 2014 flagship boots up. It opens with a bright, rising synth tone that blossoms into a warm, polished jingle lasting just a few seconds, instantly familiar to anyone who owned the phone. The sound carries a wave of mid-2010s nostalgia, evoking the era when the S5 was everywhere. Dropped into a video, it cues the viewer that something is switching on, resetting, or coming back to life, adding a playful, tech-flavored punch to memes and skits.