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Help Galaxy S3 won't turn on

ChadMaestro

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May 22, 2013
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Hi all, thanks for taking the time to read this.

My GS3 has just stopped working. No power on or anything. I took apart the back end (not the screen) and the litmus tests are still blue.

Back Story:

Bought it from someone overseas and when it arrived, it had some condensation on the front of the screen. A week goes by and it runs like a dream.

At gym the other day, the notification light was blinking, but no buttons would work. I took out the battery, tried to put it back in but the phone just wouldn't turn on. No download mode, nothing. Tried a different battery (from the samsung store out of a working phone) and no dice.

Any ideas? Absolutely desperate as I only bought this phone because my S2 broke. Bought this off a friend and now it's not working. Sigh ... :(
 
Hi all, thanks for taking the time to read this.

My GS3 has just stopped working. No power on or anything. I took apart the back end (not the screen) and the litmus tests are still blue.

Back Story:

Bought it from someone overseas and when it arrived, it had some condensation on the front of the screen. A week goes by and it runs like a dream.

At gym the other day, the notification light was blinking, but no buttons would work. I took out the battery, tried to put it back in but the phone just wouldn't turn on. No download mode, nothing. Tried a different battery (from the samsung store out of a working phone) and no dice.

Any ideas? Absolutely desperate as I only bought this phone because my S2 broke. Bought this off a friend and now it's not working. Sigh ... :(


This pretty much describe Sudden Death Syndrome, related to a mix of bug and chip in early versions of the 16gb models and some Note 2s.
At this stage, I don't think there is much you can do, beside taking it to Samsung.
 
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