My iPhone 4 won't charge after iOS7 update

Dear all,
I gave my perfectly functioning iPhone 4 to my girlfriend with iOS 6.1.3 installed. After upgrade to iOS 7 we encountered a lot of problem with the battery charging. I will try to describe them (please keep in mind that I have already tried different cables/rechargers/connecting it to different computers etc etc...)
1) When the iPhone is on it just wont recharge.
2) When there is battery left, I switch the iPhone off and I plug it the recharger, it just wont recharge.
3) When the battery is completely drained and the phone is off I can recharge the phone a little bit! just untill the Iphone switches on automatically, than the recharging stops.
Because the recharging can take place in some "exotic" circumstances I believe that everything with the hardware is working. I suspect the upgrade wo iOS 7 is the main suspect.
Any thoughts/suggestion is welcome.
Andrea

Update
I went to the Apple store today and informed them of my issue with the iOS7 on my 4S. They diagnose the problem as a hardware issue not a software issue (The charging dock/area inside the phone where the charger connects was busted). So apparently to them, my phone was already "going to break" and it had no relations to iOS7. They also told me that it sometimes just happens - hardware malfunctions/problems. Since my phone wasn't under warranty (1 year 3 months, slightly over) my phone cannot be replaced & they told me I have to purchase a replacement b/c unfortunately that part - battery dock thing - cannot be replaced on the 4S but apparently can be on the 5. Also I overheard that the wifi issue where its greyed out is also a hardware issue and the phone needs to be replaced. This all sounds bogus to me. Too much of a coincidence in my opinion, but sadly enough my warranty is over and now I'm just ****** that I have to replace my phone. (Iphone 4S replace -200 dollars, 90 day warranty OR purchase the iPhone 5C/5S instead) Learned my lesson, buy the Apple+ for stupid situations like this. I'm still ****** at the fact that my phone literally died after the iOS7 update, great timing. Never updating again.

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