Why is my phone not starting up and the screen flashes Samsung?

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why is my fone not starting up and the screen flashes samsung

my samsung s2 was continually freezing and turning itself off,now when i turn it on it just flashes the samsung logo on and off and just keeps doing that.

 

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Re: why is my fone not starting up and the screen flashes samsung

Welcome to Android Central! The first thing to try is a new battery. If the problem persists, I'd start to worry about faulty hardware, especially considering how old the phone is.