Here’s Why You’ve Been Taking Your Selfies Wrong For Years

If you are under the age of 40, there is a good chance that you have been taking ‘selfies’ since you were a teen.

Apparently, though, most of us have been taking selfies wrong.

I recently watched a Facebook Reel that showed the differences between the 'Millenial' way of taking a selfie and the 'Gen Z' way of taking a selfie.

Considering they have grown up using smartphones, it should not be a big surprise that the Gen Z way was much better.

The Millenial way of taking a selfie is to use the front-facing camera (the lens that faces you when you are looking at your screen).  Most of us use this method because it allows us to see the framing of the picture on the phone’s screen before we actually take the picture.

The Gen Z way of taking a picture is to hold the phone with the screen away from you.  This allows you to take the pic with the (normally) much higher-quality back-facing camera.

The ‘back’ cameras on most phones are vastly superior to the ‘front’ cameras.  For example, on an iPhone 16, the back camera is 48 megapixels.  That is absolutely unbelievable.  The front camera, however, is only 12 megapixels.  That still offers great quality, but only about a quarter of the depth that the back camera offers.

Don't believe me?  Check out the comparison!

Here's the photo taken with the front-facing camera:

Here's the one taken with the rear-facing camera:

For most people, it will be easy to tell the difference between the two photos.  In addition to being much more clear, the colors are significantly more vibrant.

Keep in mind, that these images were taken with an older Samsung phone.  Can you imagine the difference between photos taken with a new Samsung or iPhone?

Yes, it is a little more awkward taking your selfie using the rear-facing camera, especially for those of us with T-Rex arms, but it is worth the hassle.

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What are your thoughts on this?  Do you plan to switch up how you take selfies?