how do you do a hard reset on the phone

[joe@adelaide]

Is there an elegant way of doing a hard reset on the phone when it becomes unresponsive?  I have been removing the battery but it seems like a clumsy way of resetting the phone.

[evilbunny]

Is there an elegant way of doing a hard reset on the phone when it becomes unresponsive?  I have been removing the battery but it seems like a clumsy way of resetting the phone.

You can hold down the power button for 8-10s