Xiaomi devices could soon able to take slow-motion selfies

With Apple promoting slow-motion front-facing videos as one of the highlight features on iPhone 11, Android phone makers were quick to follow suit.

Chinese phone maker Xiaomi is working on bringing in the slow-motion selfie feature to MIUI devices, as Samsung has begun rolling out the feature to the Samsung Galaxy S10, according to XDA Developers.

Mi CC9 Pro might be first to have slow-motion selfie

As spotted by XDA Member kacskrz, there were code evidence within the MIUI Camera app that suggests that Xiaomi has added a new slow-motion mode for the front camera that records videos at 1280 x 720 at 120fps.

There also exist several methods to check if the phone model is defined to support this mode for the front camera, indicating that there may be a minimum hardware requirement in place to ensure a smooth experience.

The XDA report suggest that Xiaomi could use this as a talking point for the upcoming Xiaomi Mi CC9 Pro, which will be released in China on November 5 and launched globally as the Mi Note 10 on November 14.

The camera already is the major talking point for the Mi CC9 Pro, with the 108MP primary camera being the main point of focus, followed by the optical zoom camera that can achieve 50x digital zoom, and then flanked by three more cameras and four LEDs.

With so much attention on the rear camera setup, having this feature in place for the Mi CC9 Pro will give it something to boast about on the front too, the report claims.

Samsung is first to follow suit

Apple announced the new slow-motion front-facing video feature with its latest iPhone 11 and iPhone 11 Pro at its launch event with a name called “slofie”.

It is the first time Apple has allowed to capture slo-mo recordings using the iPhone's front-facing camera.

Android smartphones have been capable of slow-motion video through their rear camera for some years now, but no OEM really paid attention to bringing over the feature to the front-facing camera.

With Apple rolling out the slofie feature, Android phone makers suddenly realized this is a forgotten area that should be exploited to attract cutomer.

Samsung is the first company to take the iPhone 11's Slofie feature and implement it in an Android update for the Galaxy S10, with the feature embedded in Samsung's latest Android 10 update.

The feature works the same way as you would expect: switch to the front camera, activate the slow-motion mode and done.

According to SamMobile, there is no customization options part of the mix like adjusting frames as per user requirement. The iPhone captures slofies at 120 frames per second and it too does not allow for any variations.

Samsung has added a slow motion mode to the front camera with One UI 2.0 and Android 10. Like the slow motion mode for the rear camera, you don’t get any customization options for slow motion videos with the front camera.

In addition, the slow-motion selfies for the Galaxy S10 need some work and you will adhere to jitters every now and then. But according to Samsung, the feature is still in its beta phase and the final outcome might be different or more polished.