HT201263 iPhone 4 in recovery mode won't restore settings.

I dropped my iPhone and it wouldn't turn on. I plugged into itunes and it detected it as "in recovery mode." I tried to do the restore on it but it just says "waiting on iPhone" and the apple logo keeps flashing on and off but nothing else happens. I tried holding the power button and home button, putting it in dfu mode, plugging it in to itunes, my charger, and i keep looking up things that might help fix it but nothing is working. Please help me fix my phone.

If recovery and DFU mode did not work to restore the phone, you should get it looked at by visiting an Apple Store or Authorized Apple Service Provider next to your place. This problem might be hardware related.
Or contact Apple to get it serviced:
Apple - Support - Service Answer Center

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