IPhone 4 vibrated whilst mid chat, now won't turn on, or charge

Hi,
I have had my Iphone 4 16GB for just over 18 months. I am a fairly heavy user. Whilst talking on the phone a couple of days ago, it vibrated for a good 5 seconds, then cut off. I tried to power the phone back on again, but it would not start, so I assumed the battery had gone. I put it on charge, but nothing happened, I didnt get the red battery icon battery - there was no response whatsoever. I tried to put the phone into reboot by holding down home and power, but nothing. I then tried to put it into recovery by holding down home and power, then releasing power after 10 seconds....nothing. I then tried to restore using itunes. It didnt recognise that I had connected my phone, until I did the recovery reboot, where itunes popped up with the message saying it had recognised a phone in recovery mode. I tried to restore, but I am getting messages that it has failed. Whilst it is connected to itunes, the phone is still completely dead. The only thing that I can add to this, is that a couple of days previously, I had noticed the phone getting warm on charging, but also that the battery seemed to be depleting quicker than normal. Can anyone please give me some hints and tips - Ive been told that because of its age, if I was to take it to an apple store, the only option I would have is to buy another iphone for £180, and that I would also need to pay for the single repair cost of £25. Is this true, or is there someway I can save my phone?
I am very grateful for any assistance.
Thanks
Sarah

Thanks Me. That has been advised by someone very special to me, so will give it a go.
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