Ukunyamalala koluhlu lwe-Z's Z kubambe abasebenzisi abaninzi ngokumangazayo, kuba yayiyeyona ndawo iphakamileyo yenkampani yaseJapan kwimakethi ye-smartphone. Ukuzama ukwenza oko kunyamalala, uSony wasungula uthotho lweXperia, esungula Iifowuni ezininzi esinokuzibandakanya kwiindawo ezahlukeneyo, kodwa akukho namnye oza kuthatha indawo yoluhlu oluphezulu lwee-smartphones. Esona sizathu siphambili sokushiya olu luhlu yayikukuthengiswa okuphantsi kolu luhlu babenalo kule minyaka idlulileyo, ngaphandle kwezixhobo ezibalaseleyo.
Enye yeemeko apho u-Sony ebehlala evelele kuluhlu lwe-Z, ikwicandelo lekhamera kwaye kubonakala ngathi ngaphakathi Uluhlu olutsha lweSony X lukwazile ukuzidlula kwaye ikwazile ukufezekisa umsebenzi ofanayo owawuphunyezwe yi-HTC 10 kunye ne-Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge ngaphambili, ngamanqaku angama-88. U-Sony ebesoloko engomnye wabenzi abaphambili beekhamera ze-smartphone nangona bengasoloko besebenzisa ezona zilungileyo kwizixhobo zabo.
Ngokuvavanywa yi-DxOMark, intsebenzo ebonelelwa yikhamera yeXperia yeNtsebenzo iyamangalisa xa kufikwa ekuthatheni imifanekiso kunye nokurekhoda iividiyo, ngokuyinxenye sibulela impendulo ekhawulezayo esisinika yona kunye nokukhanya okuphantsi okufunekayo ukuthatha imifanekiso elungileyo, indawo yeAchilles yeetheminali ezininzi kwintengiso.
Ukusebenza kweXperia X kubonakala kakhulu ngokubhekiselele kumgangatho wekhamera ukuba siyayithelekisa neentshaba zoluhlu olufanayo apho ime khona kwaye inakho ukuthelekisa amanqaku eekhamera ze-smartphone ezingcono namhlanje ezinjenge-HTC 10 kunye ne-Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge. Amarhe amva nje avela kuthi kwaSony aqinisekisa ukuba inkampani yaseJapan ingazimisela ukubuyela kwisiphelo esiphakamileyo seetheminali ezihambahambayo kwiinyanga ezimbalwa ngokumilisela into eza kuthatha indawo yeXperia Z5.