Iphone 5c screen flickering, pixelated and then becomes unresponsive

i got a replacement iphone 5c from apple about 4 months ago. my first 5c started flickering and eventually just gave up on me. apple had it for 2 weeks and sent back what i was told was a brand new 5c. Lucky for me as i was just passed my 1 yr warranty when i got it back. the first time i turned it on the screen flickered a few times but stopped. Now, the app icons jump around the screen and the screen gets so pixelated you can barely see the screen. After this, it will become completely unresponsive and wont even power off. Ive restored it three times now and nothing works.  i feel really let down - i look after my phones and have always bought apple products. the 5c is the first apple product ive had so many issues with. To have a completely unusable phone after 4 months of getting it straight from Apple is a joke and to make things worse im out of my warranty. is there any way of fixing this or at least contacting apple to let them know whats
happened? the website just keeps redirecting me to various pages which are not helping at all.

Hello woothie,
It sounds like your screen is behaving unexpectedly and is not displaying your content correctly. If you had been restoring from a backup, I would next test it out after having backed up and restored as new with this article:
How to erase your iOS device and then set it up as a new device or restore it from backups
If you had restored as new, or the issue persits, here is the number to call AppleCare directly:
Contact Apple for support and service
iPhone
1-800-MY-IPHONE
(1-800-694-7466)
Thank you for using Apple Support Communities.
Regards,
Sterling

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