So I bought an S3 off Ebay a couple weeks ago - it was listed as used but working perfectly and in good condition. Over the last few days, its started rebooting itself. It looks like a battery connection issue because the screen flickers for a couple seconds then it switches off and the battery is drained, even if it was fully charged before. The only reason I'm not 100% that its a battery issue is that it only happens when I'm using snapchat. Help/comments would be appreciated. Ta guys
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Samsung Galaxy S3 Battery Problem?!
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Rukbat
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Software generally doesn't cause shorts, and it sounds like a bad battery or one that's getting shorted. Leave the phone on with a fully charged battery with something running like a long Youtube video. If that also kills it fast, I'd suspect the battery. (They're only about $15.)