iPhone 5 Won't Turn On...

I just received my black 32GB iPhone 5 on Monday. It was in perfect condition, no scuffing or anything when I took it out of the box. I used it Monday night, Tuesday, and Wednesday without any problems at all. I went to bed last night and plugged in the charger into my phone and went to sleep. My phone is my alarm clock and it didn't wake me up this morning. I went to look at my plugged in phone and it was off and EXTREMELY hot. I mean hot enough that it was hard to pick up. I had the black Diztronic TPU case on it and I took that off hoping it would cool down and I could turn it back on. Three hours later, it was back to a normal temperature and it still won't turn on about 10 hours later.

I just got home from the Verizon store and they obviously couldn't do anything but order me a replacement. I should have a new iPhone 5 tomorrow, but still is a pain in the ass to lose my phone for two days. I still have this other phone and I'll have to send this back once I receive the replacement they sent me.

Has anyone else had this happen? I've searched the threads, but didn't see anyone else post anything like this. Yes, I tried to hold the home button and the power button down until the Apple logo shows and so did the tech support at Verizon, but that doesn't work with this phone. Hopefully my replacement is in perfect shape like this one was when I received it...

eastercat said:

When your phone overheats, it turns itself off at a certain temp.
If you still have the phone, charge it via the wall. If the overheating happens again, it could be that you have a faulty charging cable.
After charging for at least 6 hours, try dfu.

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I'll definitely try that...thanks so much! At least I'll be able to use it tomorrow if it works. They already ordered me a replacement. If I get this one working, think I should try to keep this one and send back the "replacement"?

yeshion said:

i think just send the old one back to them.

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Yeah, I probably will. I'm just afraid it's the charger and it'll ruin the replacement they sent me. Do you think the replacement is a refurbished iPhone 5 or is it too early in the game to have a refurbished iPhone 5? I wish Verizon was replacing it with a brand new phone...they said it may be brand new, but if there is a refurbished iPhone 5 available, they'll send one to me.

eastercat said:

For in store replacements, they don't include accessories so I wouldn't count on it.

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Yeah, just got it today. Not sure if it is a refurb or new. Came by itself without any accessories. Even had to take the old sim and put it in the replacement. Don't have a choice other than to try the original charger unfortunately...