What’s a Slofie and Why Does Your iPhone Need Them?
Slofies are Apple’s name for slow-motion selfies. If you feel the need to share videos of yourself at slower than real-time speed, the Slofie could be the thing you’re looking for.
The feature can be found in the recent iPhones: iPhone 11, iPhone 11 Pro and iPhone 11 Pro Max. Apple came up with the term Slofie for the iPhone 11 launch, last September. They have even applied to own the term by applying for a US trademark.
While Apple are taking their Slofies seriously behind the scenes, their recent set of video ads suggest it’s all a bit of fun. The videos show off the Slofie feature in different environments, each one making fun of the Slofie taker (a bit).
This is all about the iPhone 11 and iPhone 11 Pro supporting slow-motion video recording with the front-facing camera. The camera can now shoot at 120 frames per second.
By comparison, the rear iPhone 11 camera goes up to 240fps. Meanwhile, the Samsung’s Galaxy Note10 can shoot super slow mo at 960fps and the Huawei Mate 30 Pro can even shoot half-second 720p bursts at 1920fps.
Which brings us to the news that Samsung are not just going to lie down roll over raise their hands and come out waving the white flag of givingupness. No, Sir. Samsung have now included front-facing slow-motion videos in the latest One UI 2 update. Are we excited?
There’s currently no customisation options for Samsung’s Slofie-style slow-mo. But for this kind of feature, I guess it’s more about ease of use and fun. Having said that, I’m yet to see my social media channels flooded with Slofies. Perhaps Apple’s videos will inspire us…
Watch Apple’s Slofie Videos
You can watch the Apple’s 4 Slofie videos below. It’s all about the setup and payoff folks!
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