Izinzwa zoxinzelelo, njengenxalenye ephambili kwimizi-mveliso yanamhlanje kunye nezixhobo ezikrelekrele, zidlala indima ebaluleke kakhulu. Iyakwazi ukuqonda ngokuchanekileyo kwaye iguqule umqondiso woxinzelelo lwento elinganisiweyo ibe ngumqondiso wombane onokulinganiswa kunye nokudluliselwa, ukuze ufezekise ukujonga ixesha langempela kunye nokulawula utshintsho loxinzelelo. Ingaba ibeka iliso kwisimo sokusebenza kwezixhobo kumgca wemveliso yezoshishino okanye ukubeka iliso utshintsho kwixinzelelo lwegazi lomntu kwizixhobo zonyango, iinzwa zoxinzelelo zidlala indima ebalulekileyo.

Umgaqo wayo wokusebenza usekelwe kwiindlela ezahlukeneyo zomzimba ezifana ne-piezoresistive effect, i-piezoelectric effect okanye i-capacitance change, kwaye ibonisa uxinzelelo ngotshintsho oluncinci lwesakhiwo okanye utshintsho lwempahla yezinto. Ukuchaneka okuphezulu, ukuzinza okuphezulu, ukuphendula ngokukhawuleza kunye nokulungelelaniswa kokusingqongileyo ziimpawu eziphambili zeenzwa zoxinzelelo zanamhlanje. Ngophuhliso olukhawulezayo lwetekhnoloji efana ne-Intanethi yeZinto kunye nedatha enkulu, izinzwa zoxinzelelo zidityaniswa ngokuthe ngcembe kuluhlu olubanzi lweemeko zesicelo, ezinceda ukufezekisa imveliso yobukrelekrele kunye nobomi obuzenzekelayo, kunye negalelo kwinkqubela phambili yesayensi kunye nobuchwepheshe kunye nophuhliso lwentlalo.