How to Factory Hard Reset Sony Xperia Z3 Compact (D5803 / D5833)

Hard Reset Sony Xperia Z3 Compact (D5803 / D5833)
Here’s the tutorial to Hard Reset Sony Xperia Z3 Compact (D5803 / D5833) to solve the problems and to restore the device to the state when it was in the box. All the settings, data and application will be removed. To unlock the device when you forgot the password, fixing any malfunction of device or to remove user data before selling to others hard reset will be useful.


How to Factory Hard Reset Sony Xperia Z3 Compact (D5803 / D5833)



Sony Xperia Z3 Compact (D5803 / D5833) Specifications:
Sony Xperia Z3 Compact (D5803 / D5833) supports dual SIM of GSM / HSPA / LTE, it measures of about 127.3 x 64.9 x 8.6 mm and weighs 129 g (4.55 oz). It is powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 Processor paired with 2 GB RAM and has Adreno 330 GPU. It has 4.6 inches IPS LCD display with 720 x 1280 pixels turning out 319 ppi pixel density. It has a 20.7 MP rear camera with LED flash and 2.2 MP front camera. The phone has 16 GB internal storage which is expandable upto 128 GB via microSD card. Sony Xperia Z3 Compact have Android OS v5.1 (Lollipop)





How to Force Shutdown or Soft Reset or Restart Sony Xperia Z3 Compact (D5803 / D5833)


Hard Reset Sony Xperia Z3 Compact (D5803 / D5833)
When Sony Xperia Z3 Compact is freeze or getting struck in the middle of running applications and touch screen is not working properly when you touch. Then you can Force shutdown or soft reset or restart to fix the problem with a secret small button beside SIM Card slot.

  • First open the SIM Card slot cover carefully
  • Use small pin or paper clips to press and hold the button until the phone Shutdowns by itself
  • After phone is completely turn off then press and hold Power Button to start the phone normally

This method is safe because their won’t be any removal or wipe of data


*Option 1: Hard Reset of Sony Xperia Z3 Compact (D5803 / D5833) By Using Software Menu Settings:

1. Make sure the battery is charged completely
2. Make sure to backup all important data before resetting mobile
3. Go to Menu > Setting > Backup & reset > Factory Data Reset > Reset Phone 
4. Select Erase everything 
5. The Sony Xperia Z3 Compact (D5803 / D5833) will do the process of hard reset and make it to Factory Default.



*Option 2: Hard Reset of Sony Xperia Z3 Compact (D5803 / D5833) By Using Hardware Key Buttons:

1. Make sure the battery is charged completely
2. Backup all important data
3. Switch off the Sony Xperia Z3 Compact (D5803 / D5833)
4. Press and Hold Power Button + Volume Up Buttons together for few seconds
5. A Menu will appear on LCD screen, follow that to continue the hard reset process of Sony Xperia Z3 Compact (D5803 / D5833)


*Option 3: Hard Reset of Sony Xperia Z3 Compact (D5803 / D5833) By Using PC Companion Software:

1. Make sure the battery is charged completely
2. For Sony Smartphone, PC Companion is a default application, which can be downloaded from Sony website
3. After downloading install it in your computer, open PC Companion
4. Before connecting to phone, select Phone Update and follow few step at PC Companion application
5. PC Companion will tell you how to connect the phone with PC Companion using USB cable and press the Volume Down button
6. Complete the PC Companion step and it will do factory reset to Sony Xperia Z3 Compact (D5803 / D5833) to factory default.


*Option 4: Hard Reset of Sony Xperia Z3 Compact (D5803 / D5833) By Using Secret Security Key Code:

For now, there is no secret security key code to hard reset Sony Xperia Z3 Compact. So you can follow the above hard reset procedures.



Warning !

Hard Reset will erase all your data.
Do at your own risk.