Always having to wait before being able to horizontally scroll after vertically scrolling on iPhone 13 Pro Max

Hey everyone!

This is my first ever iPhone so I'm not sure if this is a defective product or if this is just how all iPhones are for some reason.

There's a really annoying issue whereby if you try to horizontally scroll after vertically scrolling, it always registers as a vertical scroll unless you wait for a while. Sometimes you have to wait two seconds or more before you can actually horizontally scroll.

It's almost as if the screen is remembering the scroll momentum. Even trying to stop the scrolling momentum by putting my finger down on the screen for a second still doesn't solve the issue.

Example: If you're scrolling on Instagram and see a post with multiple pictures where you can swipe right to see more, you have to wait for a few seconds before you can actually swipe on the post otherwise all horizontal swipes will just carry on registering as vertical scrolling.

I thought it might be the app but it happens even on native apps like the Photos app when you're scrolling through your albums. I've also tried reverting back to 60hz screen refresh rate and that didn't help either.

Can anyone confirm if this is a known issue or is this just somehow normal for iPhones? Or is there a setting that I'm overlooking?

Any help would be hugely appreciated! Thank you!

Sunny