My iphone only charges when its off, and dies constantly regardless of %

my 4s started acting funny when i plugged it in, it would sometimes recognize that it was connected and sometimes wouldn't, then all of a sudden it only recognized the charger when it was off. i have since tried other chargers and even resetting it. but now it dies at any percentage and when i plug it in, the "connect to power source" icon pops up, if i wait and try to turn it on again it will turn on, sometimes this happens every ten minutes. it seems like the phone gets frustrated and gives up on me, this is really annoying. it also means i cannot use it in emergencies because it will just die, i also cannot use the alarm because it might die, i cant use the gps because it will die, for example, i will use the gps to get somewhere, then when i need to get back, i get lost because i need to wait at least 3 hours while it is off and charging so that i can use the gps to get back. PLEASE HELP ITS DRIVING ME INSANE

Seems like 2 problems. Charging port assembly is faulty. And most likely battery is faulty also. Apple would handle this with replacement iPhone 4S with Warranty or AppleCare, or without coverage for $199. Make Genius reservation to avoid long wait time at Apple Store.

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