Phone stuck in a bootloop

[joshkrupinsky]

What does it usually mean when a phone is stuck in a bootloop, keeps reloading all the time no matter what you do (soft reset, hard reset), even when you flash a stock rom it does the same thing? Does it mean that some element of the motherboard or other hardware is damaged/fried or something, right?

 

[belodion]

Alas, yes.

 

[B. Diddy]

Another possibility is a failing battery.