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Victoria Jones

The new iPhone feature that is triggering people with a phobia of small holes

Apple has unveiled new iPhones with redesigned camera systems as the tech firm placed new focus on smartphone photography.

The new iPhone 11, which will start at £729, has a new dual camera system consisting of wide and ultra-wide angle lenses.

It is joined by the 5.8in iPhone 11 Pro and 6.5in 11 Pro Max, both of which will house triple camera systems for the first time on an iPhone.

The new iPhone (Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

But that very feature is proving to be a problem for some people who suffer from trypophobia.

Trypophobia is the fear of small holes and it can make the sufferer's skin crawl, experience panic attacks, sweat, and feel nauseous or itchy.

Some scientists and psychologists question whether the fear meets the criteria of being a 'phobia' - but thousands of people claim to suffer from it on blogs and internet forums.

Trypophobia is the fear of small holes (Pixabay)

The new phones were unveiled at a live event at the company's Apple Park headquarters in Cupertino, California, and were joined by a new version of the Apple Watch.

And soon after, people were complaining that the trio of cameras was triggering their phobia.

On Twitter, somebody with the username TheDreamGhoul said: "P retty much everyone has trypophobia. It’s a holdover biological instinct to be afraid of tiny or oddly spaced holes because venomous insects and reptiles often create domiciles that look like that on the surface."

Another called Jo said: "If this is real, people with trypophobia are going to have a rough time."

And also on Twitter, Nani said: " Did Apple not think about people with trypophobia while creating this!? Issa no for me. Those cameras doing something to me just typing this."

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