Ukunyamalala kohlobo lukaZ's Z kubambe abasebenzisi abaningi ngokumangala, njengoba bekuyibanga eliphakeme kakhulu lenkampani yaseJapan emakethe yama-smartphone. Ukuzama ukuvala lokho kulahleka, u-Sony wethule uchungechunge lwe-Xperia, wethula amafoni amaningana esingawafaka kumabanga ahlukahlukene, kepha akukho neyodwa eza esikhundleni sezinhlobo eziphakeme kakhulu zama-smartphone. Esinye sezizathu eziyinhloko zokushiya lolu hlu kwaba ukuthengisa okuphansi leli banga ebelinakho eminyakeni yamuva, yize kungamadivayisi amahle kakhulu.
Esinye sezici lapho i-Sony ibilokhu ivelele kuhla lwe-Z, ibisesigabeni sekhamera futhi kubonakala sengathi ku uhla olusha lweSony X lukwazile ukuzidlula futhi ikwazile ukufeza umsebenzi ofanayo owawutholwe yi-HTC 10 ne-Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge, ngamaphoyinti angama-88. AbakwaSony bebelokhu bengomunye wabakhiqizi abahamba phambili bamakhamera we-smartphone yize bengazisebenzisi njalo ezinhle kakhulu kumadivayisi abo.
Ngokuya ngovivinyo olwenziwe yi-DxOMark, ukusebenza okunikezwa yikhamera ye-Xperia Performance kumane kumangalisa uma kukhulunywa ngokuthatha izithombe nokuqopha amavidiyo, ngokwengxenye sibonga impendulo esheshayo esisinikezwa yona nokukhanya okuphansi okudingekayo ukuthatha izithombe ezinhle, iphuzu le-Achilles lamatheminali amaningi emakethe.
Ukusebenza kweXperia X kugqama kakhulu ngokuya ngekhwalithi yekhamera uma sikuqhathanisa nezimbangi zebanga elifanayo lapho imi khona futhi ikwazi ukufanisa amaphuzu wamakhamera anamuhla amahle kakhulu we-smartphone afana ne-HTC 10 ne-Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge. Amahemuhemu wakamuva afika kithi evela kwaSony aqinisekisa ukuthi inkampani yaseJapan ingaba nenhloso yokubuyela ekugcineni okuphezulu kwamatheminali angomahamba nendlwana ezinyangeni ezimbalwa ngokwethula lokho okungangena esikhundleni se-Xperia Z5.