Magic Torch Tops Samsung Apps List

An app that turns the Samsung Wave into a flashlight topped Samsung Apps’ list of 10 most-downloaded apps between 1 June and mid-July. Utility and entertainment apps dominated the chart, released today by Samsung Apps.

Magic Torch transforms the Samsung Wave into a flashlight with four different screens: standard light bulb, ecological light bulb, neon light bulb, and white screen.

Magic Torch and MyMirror (No. 7), which turns the phone into a mirror using its camera, were the two most popular utility apps, while entertainment programs led the rest of the field.

“Response to Samsung Apps has been tremendous in our target markets, and a lot of it is because of the popularity of utility and entertainment apps,” says Kanghyun Kwon, vice president, media solutions center at Samsung Electronics. “The days of using a phone just for talking are long gone – functionality is key now. With Samsung Apps, we aim to fill the need for functionality and practical apps for all of our existing Samsung customers, as well as attract new customers by adding more unique applications. We’re excited with what the future holds for Samsung Apps.”

Here’s the Top 10 in full:

  1. Magic Torch – Transforms your phone into a flashlight
  2. Need For Speed Shift – Auto-racing game
  3. Illusions – Offers visually stimulating puzzles and screenshots
  4. SouthAfrica 2010 – Offered live stats and scores during the World Cup
  5. Real Football 2010 – Football game with 245 teams in eight leagues
  6. BatteryLife – Calculates remaining battery life on your mobile 
  7. MyMirror – Transforms your phone into a mirror using its camera 
  8. Basketball – Free-throw shooting game
  9. Shot Gun – Arcade-style shooting game
  10. Exciting Freekick – Penalty kick football game
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