Phone will only stay on while plugged in

I have an iphone 4. It will only stay on while plugged in. While unplugged it shows nothing but a black screen.  It will not connect to wifi.  It won't even left me swipe the on/off switch.  Occassionaly it tells me that it is not connecting to the internet. (mostly on facebook but won't allow me on pintrest either).  Ideas?

i would say try to restore as new and then replace it

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