Aesthetically,the iPhone 13is similar to last years model apart from one key element: the camera placement.

The iPhone 12 had vertically stacked lenses.

On the iPhone 13, these are now diagonal.

Why did Apple change the camera position on the iPhone 13?

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Think of it as a counter to the slight movement your hands make while youre taking a photograph.

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In fact, it takes up a huge chunk of camera bump.

Itd be technically impossible to fit the mechanism in while keeping the vertical camera layout of the iPhone 12.

Making the lens placement on the iPhone 13 diagonal is an elegant solution.

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That, friends, is the technical reason Apple has made the iPhone 13 cameras diagonal.

Instead, its something that likelysupportedthe shift.

Really, the biggest point of differentiation for the public at large is the new diagonal camera layout.

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This is also partly the reason why the change has been mocked.

Which is a half truth.

Which is either lucky, clever, or, well, both.

There we have it!

Two solid reasons why Apple has changed the position of cameras on the iPhone 13.

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