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is my phone borked?

davo26

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Jun 5, 2011
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hi

htc m8, was on 50% power then all of a sudden died. spent most of yesterday trying things but no good. wondered if the screen had died but if i plug it in to power it, the battery charging symbol comes on intermittently. id say around 6 seconds on, 2 seconds off.

left it plugged in all day but i cant get it to power up. maybe once or twice itd flash up with the android opening screen for a second or so then off again.

ive tried holding down power for 60 secs, power plus vol down, power plus vol up, cant think of anything else to try.

is it dead, and if so what may have caused it?

thanks a lot
 
It sounds dead and you've done pretty much everything I'd suggest to power it back up again.

As to what's caused it, it could be any number of things, but if you've had it since launch (or thereabouts), age is most likely a factor.

You've not inadvertently got it wet at all have you?
thanks, as suspected then :-/

no, its not been anywhere near water.
 
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My guess is the battery is toast. The good news is that they are fairly cheap (about $15 on Amazon). The bad news is that replacing them looks like a bear of a project.


Plus, that's just a guess. The only way to know for sure is to replace it and maybe that will fix it. You might also try a different charger or cable in case either one of those are bad.
 
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