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How to Soft Reset — Huawei Mate 20 X (5G)

Soft ResetAndroid 9.0 (Pie)

How to Soft Reset — Huawei Mate 20 X (5G)

⏱ ~5 min📋 5 steps

The Huawei Mate 20 X (5G) is a 2019 Android 9.0 smartphone powered by the Kirin 980 (7 nm) with 6GB | 8GB and 128GB | 256GB internal storage. It features a 7.2", OLED, HDR10, 1080.0x2244.0 display and is available in Emerald Green.

The Mate 20 X (5G) is equipped with a Li-Po 4200 mAh, non-removable, a 40 MP, 4K@30fps, 1080p@60fps, 1080p@30fps (gyro-EIS), 720p@960fps main camera, a 24 MP, 1080p@30fps front camera. The device uses a Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM configuration. It weighs 233 g.

Performing a soft restart on your Huawei Mate 20 X (5G) is the quickest way to resolve minor performance issues, app freezes, or unresponsive touch screens without losing any data. Unlike a factory reset, a soft reset simply reboots the device and clears temporary memory, making it the recommended first step for any troubleshooting.

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Does not erase any data. Always try this first.

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On your Huawei Mate 20 X (5G): hold Power for 2 seconds

2

Tap 'Restart' or 'Reboot' in the menu

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Wait ~30–60 seconds for the restart to complete

4

Force restart if frozen: hold Power for 10–15 seconds until screen goes black

5

Device reboots automatically — no data is lost

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