IPhone 5 turns off randomly, won't turn back on until I plug it in

This has happened a few times, just starting about a week ago.  I bought my iPhone 5 brand new the day it came out, now every once in a while it will turn off even if the battery isn't dead.  The home and power buttons don't do anything and it won't turn back on until I plug the phone in.  When I do this, it says my battery is dead for a few seconds, then it will go back to whatever % it was at before shutting off.  How do I fix this?

Same thing has been happening to me- SO FRUSTRATING. I've had it four days and it began on day two. I asked Apple & they told me to do the restore- but if there are still issues after doing that, I'll just opt for a new phone. I couldn't even get it to come on just now. The apple would pop up then it would shut off, over and over. Making an appt now.

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