My 3Gs now displays a white screen with rainbow lines

Ive been using this for a while, not as my phone cause the battery is horrendous, and it started getting this problem

Given the age of the phone, this could be a hardware failure of the screen. Visit an Authorized Apple Service Provider to get it checked.
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