Iphone 4 won't turn on, even when I try to hard reset.

I have two 8gb Iphone 4s. They are probably close to 2 years old, if that.
Yesterday my wife's 4 shuts down out of nowhere and does not come back on. I have tried everything I know of to get it back on. Turning it back on the normal way with the hold button process, and doing a hard reset. It doesn't respond at all. The phone had more than 50% battery before it shut down, and I have been charging it all day afterwards. No response. I even tried plugging it into my pc itunes.
My iphone 4 is doing the same thing for the past month. It shuts down when i have it in pocket and not paying attention to it. The regular method of turning it on and off again does not work. I actually have to hard reset to get it back on. It's done this twice to me so far.
*** is going on with these devices? Are they built in a way to degrade and stop functioning after so long? Both of our phones are in super excellent condition. Clean with no marks on them. They are even still using IOS7 (iphone 4 won't handle 8)

Hi ppself,
Based on the information you have provided, it appears your iPhones need to be serviced. The following link should help you get started with the process and has links with additional information on topics such as warranty and service pricing, battery replacement, and express replacement service.
iPhone Repair and Service - Apple Support
http://www.apple.com/support/iphone/repair/
Thanks for using Apple Support Communities.
Best,
Brett L 

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