Wefies: Redefining Group-Selfies

Do you like taking selfies alone and as a group? You are not alone and you know it. Selfies have grown more popular since they were introduced in 2013. Of current interest is the group-selfies.
A new term 'Wefies' has come up from the looks of it, it’s here to stay.

What Does Wefie Mean

A wefie is a photograph taken in the same manner as a selfie. The only difference is that it includes 2 or more people hence the name 'WE-fie'. A term with similar meaning is 'GROUP-fie' or simply groupfie.

The thought of taking group selfies but don't have your selfie stick with you, need I remind you that you have to connect it to your phone to the stick. Well there are phones built for wefies and selfies.
One such phone is the Infinix S2 Pro.

How It Works

The phone is equipped with two front cameras. The selfie camera is usually the normal camera equipped in most of all other phones.
The wefie camera feature an ultra-wide angle lens of 135 degrees. The wide angled lens is able to captures a wider view. Therefore, more people included in a single shot compared to the normal group selfie. This eliminating the need for a selfie stick while capturing a group selfies.
You will note that some distortion of the photo around the edges similar to those on wide angle security camera. However this is a small price to pay for including everyone in a selfie.

Conclusion

More companies are exploring this concept. For selfies lover this is exciting news. We'll have to wait and find out if more phones with the ‘dual front camera’ concept will be released.