diff --git a/src/inventory.tsx b/src/inventory.tsx
index 8d53806..2a2ee45 100644
--- a/src/inventory.tsx
+++ b/src/inventory.tsx
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ function buildPhoneModel() {
   const { group, hinge } = buildPhone()
   hinge.rotation.x = CLOSED_ANGLE // sit closed on the rack
   group.scale.setScalar(1.15)
-  group.position.y = -0.05
+  group.position.y = 0.5 // the phone's mass hangs below its pivot — lift it to centre in frame
   return group
 }