N93 Screen Goes Blank & Comes Back On (Auto-restar...

Hi, I have the Nokia N93 black. It says it is made in Finland.
I have been using it for aboout a year and I got this phone by trading it with my earlier phone. I didn't get the phone as a new item but rather a 2nd-hand trade.
I have this problem of the screen going blank and comes back (auto-restart) sometimes. It is not very often but from what I observed, it happens usually during a long phone call, not every time, but sometimes.
I've looked around the in user reviews and forums and it seems that there is quite a lot of problems with the phone. Examples of these problems include auto-restart, auto shut-off, hangs and such. The fortunate part is that my phone doesn't hang.
I'm using the latest firmware, v20.0.058 and there isn't any updates ever since.
What do you think? Do you think this is a hardware problem? Do you think I should even be bothered about it? I'm worried because I didn't get it as a new item. Could the earlier user traded because he damaged it?

It can be either a hardware fault or a software fault.
To rule out a software fault you'll want to re-install the current firmware with Nokia Software Updater. If that solves the problem then it was a software fault. If not, then it's a hardware fault and you'll need to take the phone in to your nearest Nokia Care Point.
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