iPhone 5 - Purple vertical lines then restarts

[Bathplug]

The screen looks normal and then randomly the purple lines appear then the device will reboot and look normal again. This has been happening 3 or 4 times per week for the last 3 weeks. I haven't dropped it either.

I'm out of warrenty but spoke to apple on the online chat. They said it sounded like a firmware issue and to restore and set up as new which I have done which hasn't solved my issue.

I think it's a hardware issue. I'm not near an apple store to have it checked out. I was thinking of ordering a new screen online and replacing it myself.

Any ideas? Thanks

 

[Newtons Apple]

The problem is that you can spend time and money on a new screen and still have the same problem. Even though you are not near an Apple Store, they would b able to tell you what was wrong and they do it for free.

Hope you get it worked out.