Sony is axing its beloved Xperia Z series. The company has officially confirmed that it will not release a Xperia Z6 which means, Xperia Z5 will be the last phone in the Z series.
Sony confirmed the news while replying to a fan’s question about the Xperia Z6 on Sony Germany’s Facebook page,
The Xperia Z line has reached its culmination – Xperia X series represents a new chapter and evolution of our product strategy. Whilst the Xperia Z series was all about bringing the best of Sony’s advanced technologies to smartphones, Xperia X series is based on bringing smart, adaptive Sony user experiences across camera, battery performance and hardware / software design.
The news comes only days after Sony announced Xperia X, Xperia XA and the high-end Xperia X Performance with its Snapdragon 820 processor. These three phones represent “a new chapter of the Xperia brand” according to Sony. It is speculated that Sony could replace the Xperia Z series with the Xperia X series but nothing is confirmed yet. Last year, at IFA 2015, Sony became the first company to introduce a smartphone with 4K resolution display. It remains to be seen how the Xperia X series will fan out for the company.