last night before going out i put my phone on my girlfriends charger i noticed it not charging and didn't think much of it. whilst we were out i was using it fine, battery was a bit low but should have lasted. as the night went on noticed it was off and thought nothing of it. got back to my girlfriends place and it still wouldn't charge or turn on. back at home now and still not charging, tried everything like taking the battery out blowing on and cleaning the terminals even tried cleaning the charger point. anyone else have this problem? could it be the battery life has expired and need a new battery or would it be the micro charge point? the phone is probably only just over 6months old
Well, if it's not charging at all, the problem is one of the following:
- Bad Battery
- Bad Mini USB port
- Bad Charger
- Dead Phone
The fried motherboard problem seems to only occur with the variants with an Exynos processor (European versions, and any non-LTE versions). If you have an American version, then you have a Qualcomm Snapdragon processor, which is not prone to this problem (although your phone could still be fried, but from something else).
Try a different charger. If it still won't charge, try a different battery (carrier store should have spares you can try). If it still won't charge, then it's a problem with the phone (possibly a bad Mini USB port). You'll have to get it tested at a carrier store or device center.