How to Soft Reset Android Phones

Soft reset of an Android device varies between manufacturers. However, one of the 2 methods listed below should work;

Method 1;   Press and hold the Power button until you see a power off and restart menu. Click power off then wait a few seconds then power on the phone again.

Method 2:  if the first  method doesn’t  work. Press and hold the Power button and keep pressing until the phone powers off, wait  for about 10 seconds then turn the phone back on

How to Soft Reset iPhones

Soft resetting  your iPhone varies based on the model. However the following method explained below should work;

Method 1  Press and release the Volume Up button, then press and release the Volume Down button, and then press and hold the Power button until the Apple logo appears on the screen. Wait for the device to restart

Method 2. Press and hold the Power button. While still holding it, press and hold the Volume Down button. A power off prompt comes on, on the screen. Select it to power off the device. Wait ten seconds and press the Power button to turn it back on.

Method 3.  Press and hold the Power button, and, while still doing that, press and hold the Volume Down button. Continue to hold both buttons as the iPhone powers off. Release both buttons when the Apple logo appears on the screen. Wait for the device to reboot.

The Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra was released January 29, 2021. It is the most advanced Samsung Galaxy phone till date and very expensive. 

Should you buy the  Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra, these are reasons you should;

1. It is the most advanced Android Phone Yet.
2. It can take pictures and shoot videos at 108MP with a selfie camera of 40MP
3. It’s a 5G phone, so you can browse and download at lighting speed.
4. The Galaxy S21 Ultra is compatible with the S pen; Great!
5. With its powerful CPU, GPU and RAM, multitasking and playing high ended games is very easy and smooth.
6. If you are a YouTube content creator, good news; with Galaxy S21 ultra you can record videos at 4k and 8k resolution. 

Note: The S21 ultra does not ship with a charger (you have to buy seperately or keep the ones you already have), no memory tray and no wired earphone slot. Although compatible with Spen, there is not slot to fix the pen within the phone.

Don’t buy the Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra if;

1. If you are on a budget; It’s very expensive. The official price starts at $ 1,199. About ₦493,795.88. Think well before you buy.
2. Your memory needs are High. No memory expansion tray as with the previous S series. You have to make do with the phone’s built in internal memory except You go for the  S 21 that comes in 256GB and 512GB memory which is more expensive.
3. You are not an High end phone user.If all you do with a phone is just make calls and perform other simple tasks, then you don’t have to buy this phone. 

 Galaxy S21 Ultra Full specifications.

Body: 165.1×75.6×8.9mm, 227g; Glass front (Gorilla Glass Victus), glass back (Gorilla Glass Victus), aluminum frame; IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 mins), Stylus support.

Display: 6.80″ Dynamic AMOLED 2X, 120Hz, HDR10+, 1500 nits (peak), 1440x3200px resolution, 20:9 aspect ratio, 515ppi; Always-on display.

Chipset (International): Exynos 2100: Octa-core (1×2.9 GHz Cortex-X1 & 3×2.80 GHz Cortex-A78 & 4×2.2 GHz Cortex-A55); Mali-G78 MP14

Chipset (USA/China): Qualcomm SM8350 Snapdragon 888 (5 nm): Octa-core (1×2.84 GHz Kryo 680 & 3×2.42 GHz Kryo 680 & 4×1.80 GHz Kryo 680; Adreno 660.

Memory: 128GB 12GB RAM, 256GB 12GB RAM, 512GB 16GB RAM

OS/Software: Android 11, One UI 3.1.

Rear camera: Wide (main): 108 MP, f/1.8, 24mm, 1/1.33″, 0.8µm, PDAF, Laser AF, OIS; Ultra wide angle: 12 MP, f/2.2, 13mm, 1/2.55″, 1.4µm, dual pixel PDAF, Super Steady video; Telephoto: 10 MP, f/2.4, 70mm, 1/3.24″, 1.22µm, dual pixel PDAF, OIS, 3x optical zoom; Telephoto: 10 MP, f/4.9, 240mm, 1/3.24″, 1.22µm, dual pixel PDAF, OIS, 10x optical zoom.

Front camera: 40 MP, f/2.2, 26mm (wide), 1/2.8″, 0.7µm, PDAF.

Video capture: Rear camera: 8K@24fps, 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/240fps, 720p@960fps, HDR10+, stereo sound rec., gyro-EIS; Front camera: 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30fps.

Battery: 5000mAh; Fast charging 25W, USB Power Delivery 3.0, Fast Qi/PMA wireless charging 15W, Reverse wireless charging 4.5W.

Misc: Fingerprint reader (under display, ultrasonic); Stereo speakers; NFC; FM radio (Snapdragon model only; market/operator dependent); Samsung DeX, Samsung Wireless DeX (desktop experience support), ANT+, Bixby natural language commands and dictation, Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified), Ultra Wideband (UWB) support.

1.The note 8 can shoot 4k pictures and videos with its 12MP dual cameras. It also has an 8MP front camera to take quality HD pictures and Videos.

2. The note 8 can do what is called desktop experience. In this process a monitor and keyboard is connected to the note 8. The phone itself will serve as processor and storage. When set up this way, you can do desktop jobs such as typing, browsing, picture editing, printing just as it’s done with a desktop PC. The dock required for this connectivity is sold separately.

3. Samsung Galaxy note 8 is water resistant. So if your phone mistakenly drops in water, quickly take it out and continue as usuall.It is also dust resistant.

4. In addition to fingerprinting authentication, you can sign in to your note 8 using your face.

5. If you don’t know, your note 8 phone can charge wirelessly. It is compatible with many wireless charging dock brands.

6. The phone features an S pen that writes just like when you write on paper.

7. If you are an artist, or you like to draw; good news, with its new improved S pen you can create stunning high quality artwork with ease.

8. With its Octa Core processor running at 2.35GHz and 6GB RAM, you can run very demanding apps and multitask seamlessly with your Note 8.

9. Because you have this phone, you have access to a wide range of high quality in app purchase apps and games for free on Google play and Samsung stores.

10. The Samsung Galaxy Note 8 comes with a heart rate reader. So gaining insight into the health of your heart is at your fingertips.

11. With its powerful Li-Ion 3300 mAh battery, the samsung note 8 hardly runs out under pressure.

12. Finally, the Samsung Galaxy Note 8 can stream music to pairs of Bluetooth earpieces at the same time.