Is iPhone's battery shot? Or is the iPhone dead? Can I back it up if I replace the battery?

This morning, I woke up to my iPhone 4s being at 4% despite me charging it the entire night before. I assumed, with some testing, that the battery was damaged and that, because I was planning on getting the iPhone 5s, that today would be a good day to do so. I had issues in the past with iCloud and had just yesterday fixed it so that everything but my photos were on the cloud. I was planning to add my photos to the Cloud at some point today or tomorrow, because I hadn't backed my iPhone 4s on my computer in a long, long time. Later today, after having purchased and set up my new iPhone 5s, I plugged in my iPhone 4s one last time to see what would happen and if the battery would change, but when I came back to see, my iPhone 4s would not turn on at all. I tried holding down the home button and the power button at the same time and every other trick that doesn't result in a total loss of data. My question is: is my phone dead forever (can I never get my photos that were on it?), or can I simply replace the battery and it'll turn on so that I can back it up and put the photos onto my Cloud with my final use of it before I recycle it or donate it. Please let me know, I'm worried that I lost all of my pictures! Thank you for your help.

Apple recommends backing up the data when you're getting the battery replaced by them. So I assume that you will likely lose the data during this process.
Will the data on my iPhone be preserved?
No, during the service process all data on your iPhone will be erased. Before obtaining service, it is important to back up your data using iCloud or iTunes. Apple is not responsible for the loss of information while servicing your iPhone and does not offer any data transfer service. During service, Apple may exchange your iPhone with an iPhone that is new or equivalent to new in performance and reliability.
Following service, your iPhone may have a newer operating system (iOS) version and you will need torestore your data using the method used to back it up (iCloud or iTunes). As a result, you may also need to update your App Store applications to ensure compatibility with the newer iOS. If you experience a problem with an application purchased from the App Store, check to see if an update is available or contact the application vendor directly.
copied from Apple - Support - Service Answer Center

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Thank you for contacting Apple Support Communities. You might want to start with this article to troubleshoot your issues with backing up your iPhone:
iOS: If you can't back up or restore from a backup in iTunes
http://support.apple.com/kb/TS2529
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I was reading here from another post http://www.apple.com/support/iphone/service/battery/ about the battery replacement process and noticed that it said "It is important to sync your iPhone with iTunes to back up your contacts, photos, email account settings, text messages, and more."
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