How to Soft & Hard Reset your Sony Xperia C

If ever your Sony Xperia C starts suffering complications, do not overreact! Before you begin checking for complicated glitches found in the Android os, you can try to make a Soft and Hard Reset of your Sony Xperia C. This task is in fact generally user-friendly and could very well fix complications that can influence your Sony Xperia C.

Before doing any one of the hacks listed below, take into account that it truly is imperative to make a copy of your Sony Xperia C. Albeit the soft reset of the Sony Xperia C does not result in data loss, the hard reset will erase the whole data. Make a full copy of your Sony Xperia C with its application or alternatively on the Cloud (Google Drive, DropBox, …)

We are going to commence with the soft reset of your Sony Xperia C, the least difficult solution.

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How to Soft Reset your Sony Xperia C

The soft reset of your Sony Xperia C will let you to fix simple concerns such as a blocked apps, a battery that heats, a screen that stop, the Sony Xperia C that becomes slow…

The technique is undoubtedly easy:

  • Concurrently push the Volume Down and Power button until the Sony Xperia C restarts (roughly 20 seconds)

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How to Hard Reset your Sony Xperia C (Factory Settings)

The factory settings reset or hard reset is definitely a more radical solution. This process will erase all the information of your Sony Xperia C and you are going to find a smartphone as it is when it is made. You will surely have to keep your essential files such as your images, emails, conversation, movies, … in your pc or on a hosting site such as Google Drive, DropBox, … before beginning the hard reset process of your Sony Xperia C.

To get back all your data soon after the reset, you can actually keep your data to your Google Account. To do that , go to:

  • Settings -> System -> Advanced -> Backup
  • Activate the backup

Right after you generated the backup, all you need to do is:

  • System -> Advanced -> Reset options.
  • Erase all data (factory reset) -> Reset phone

You will need to type your security code (or PIN) and as soon it is done, go for Erase Everything.

Your Sony Xperia C will get rid of all your information. It should take a short time. Now that the process is done, your Sony Xperia C should reboot with factory settings.

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About the Sony Xperia C

The size of your amazing Sony Xperia C is 74.2 mm x 141.5 mm x 9.0 mm (width x height x depth) for a net weight of 153 g. The screen offers a resolution of 540 x 960px (LowRes) for a usable surface of 65%.

The Sony Xperia C smartphone uses one MediaTek MT6589 processor and one ARM Cortex-A7 (Quad-Core) with a 1.2 GHz clock speed. This smartphone does not have a 64-bit architecture processor.

Concerning the graphic part, the Sony Xperia C includes the PowerVR SGX544 graphics card with 1 GB. You are able to employ 4 GB of memory.

The Sony Xperia C battery is Li-Ion type with a full charge capacity of 2390 mAh amperes. The Sony Xperia C was unveiled on June 2013 with Android 4.1 Jelly Bean

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