Old iPhone won't turn on

So I activated my new iPhone and then I was doing something on my old iPhone and it froze up. So I held down home and power to restart it and now it won't turn on. The apple comes up and stays for a while but then the screen just goes black. Any ideas? Plugging it into the computer or wall charger does the same thing. Apple comes up for a few seconds and then it goes black again.

If it is in DFU mode (maybe even if it isn't)
Power it off first (or let it go black in your case)
Hold the power button for 10 seconds
Without releasing the power button also hold the home button for 30 seconds
Without releasing the home button, let go of the power button and continue to hold for 5-10 seconds (until something happens)
It should either start booting up or go black. If it goes black hold the power button to turn it on.

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