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How to Hard Reset — Huawei Mate S

Hard ResetAndroid 5.1.1 (Lollipop)

How to Hard Reset — Huawei Mate S

⏱ ~5 min📋 6 steps

The Huawei Mate S is a 2015 Android 5.1.1 smartphone powered by the Kirin 935 (28 nm) with 3GB and 128GB | 32GB | 64GB internal storage. It features a 5.5", OLED, 1080.0x1920.0 display and is available in Luxurious Gold, Mystic Champagne, Titanium Grey.

The Mate S is equipped with a Li-Ion 2700 mAh, non-removable, a 13 MP, 1080p@30fps main camera, a 8 MP front camera. The device uses a · Nano-SIM · Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM configuration. It weighs 156 g.

Hard resetting your Huawei Mate S via Recovery Mode will completely wipe all data, apps, accounts and settings, restoring the device to its original factory state. This is commonly used to fix persistent software issues, boot loops, prepare the phone for sale, or recover from a forgotten screen lock. Back up your data before proceeding as this cannot be undone.

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All data will be permanently erased. Back up first.

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Power off Huawei Mate S

2

Hold Volume Down + Power until Recovery appears

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Navigate to 'Wipe data/factory reset'

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Press Power — confirm 'Yes' or 'Factory reset'

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Wait for completion

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Select 'Reboot system now'

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