IPhone 4 screen black but responsive(Very Very Dull)

My iPhone 4 8GB, just fully charged it on my MacBook Pro unplugged it and the screen is black I can still hear incoming texts/calls and can see the screen very faintly if I hold it upto a bright light, tried resetting it and restoring it no joy, any help please.

Opening it doesn't do anything, lifting the battery and breaking that seal does and paying 149 isn't an option at all because I could buy a brand new one for that much.
I have checked that out but there are so many different problems it's hard to find the one I need that's why I posted on here in the first place.
What I need to know is if restoring it would fix it because maybe its a software glitch or if something is actually broken

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