Last week, my Samsung Galaxy S3 had a black screen in the morning and refused to turn on. Thinking the battery had not charged correctly, I swapped it for a spare fully charged batter and still it would not come on. Volume down, power and home key is not doing anything.
I left it plugged in for a few days and yesterday I saw the screen displaying a battery icon, but not the normal battery icon you get when its charging, probably its the one you get when you 1st put insert a charging cable to a phone with an empty battery. I hit the Power On key, but it would not come on and the battery icon vanished & has not come back. There are no lights on the phone or noises at all.
I was wondering what your thoughts were on what the issue could be ? I am out of warranty, so I would like to try to estimate the fee before taking it in, I have a kind of backup. It seems Samsung Kies doesn't backup the sim contacts and Samsung Smart Switch I think I need a working Samsung S3 to restore that to.
My phone has never been wet, badly treated or rooted. Thanks for all your assistance.
steve5jack 00:54 26/01/2016
Welcome to MobiFAQ! How certain are you that the spare battery still held a charge? If you're sure of it, then it might be a motherboard issue. Have you already tried holding the Power button for about 15-20 seconds?
john269 00:54 26/01/2016
Hi many thanks for the response.
I've tried holding the Power button, but there is no response. The spare was probably ok, but maybe its drained by now. I will probably take the phone to the shop and see what they say.
Is there a way to access my Samsung Smart Switch backup, without having a Samsung Galaxy S3 phone ? There's some contacts I'd like to get at.
I've tried holding the Power button, but there is no response. The spare was probably ok, but maybe its drained by now. I will probably take the phone to the shop and see what they say.
Is there a way to access my Samsung Smart Switch backup, without having a Samsung Galaxy S3 phone ? There's some contacts I'd like to get at.
ecardica 00:54 26/01/2016
If the contacts are already backed up to Smart Switch, you should just be able to run it and see the contacts. Also, if they're Google contacts (not Device or Phone contacts - the default is Device and you have to change it to Google when you enter a new contact), they're backed up at Google Contacts.
john269 00:54 26/01/2016
Hi, that's really handy, having them already on Google contacts, wasn't aware of that. Thanks so much !
I can't get anything from Smart Switch, as it wants the Hardware attached, which I don't have. It would be good to get my text messages, music etc back in the interim onto my temporary phone. This is the screen I get to :
" >
I can't get anything from Smart Switch, as it wants the Hardware attached, which I don't have. It would be good to get my text messages, music etc back in the interim onto my temporary phone. This is the screen I get to :
" >
Samsung Galaxy S3 not turning on
Similar questions
Issues turning on Samsung Galaxy tab 2
I've had this problem for a while now It first started when it didn't turn on I searched hours and finally found a solution I had to open the tablet ...WIFI stuck on turning on... Samsung Galaxy S6
I cant turn on the WIFI on my samsung galaxy s6 please help! ...why isnt my i-pad samsung galaxy tab 3 not turning on?
why is my I pad Samsung galaxy tab 3 isn't working it cant turn on I tried to restart it but it didn't work ...samsung galaxy s3 i9300 randomly turning off but LED staying on
Hi i hope somebody can help I have a samsung galaxy s3 i9300 i bought it second hand from a friend and havent had any problems with it up until now ...Issues turning on Samsung Galaxy tab 2
I've had this problem for a while now It first started when it didn't turn on I searched hours and finally found a solution I had to open the tablet ...Why is my samsung galaxy S4 screen not turning on?
I've had the phone of about a year and a half/ two years and for some reason the screen won't turn on the phone still works as I can still hear it ...Why is my Samsung galaxy s6 edge showing 'emergency calls only?
My sim works in a different phone I can still use data I've done an EMEI check and it's not showing blocked? ...Samsung Galaxy S4, Model #: SGH-I337M Always disconnects when using Odin. How can I fix this?
I tried to root my android phone but it disconnected while I was rooting and now it is soft bricked I tried to hard reset it but it just keeps taking ...why is my Samsung galaxy s2 mobile phone not showing a normal page like home screen?
Well it is cracked but not at the back I'm not sure if it is the battery or simply just the sim card ...Other questions