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How to Fix Black Screen — Posh Revel S500

Fix Black ScreenAndroid 4.4.2 (KitKat)

How to Fix Black Screen — Posh Revel S500

⏱ ~5 min📋 7 steps

The Posh Revel S500 is a 2014 Android 4.4.2 smartphone powered by the Mediatek MT6572M (28 nm) with 512MB and 4GB internal storage. It features a 5.0", TFT, 480.0x854.0 display and is available in Black, White, Blue, Green.

The Revel S500 is equipped with a Li-Ion 1800 mAh battery, a 8 MP, 720p@30fps main camera, a 3 MP front camera. The device uses a Dual SIM (Mini-SIM, dual stand-by) configuration. It weighs 160 g.

A black screen on the Posh Revel S500 can occur due to a drained battery, a software crash, or the screen becoming unresponsive. In most cases this can be resolved with a force restart or a short charging period without any data loss. Follow the steps below in order before considering a factory reset.

1

On your Posh Revel S500: charge for 30+ minutes with a different cable and charger

2

Hold Power for 15–20 seconds

3

If still black: hold Power + Volume Down for 10 seconds

4

Try holding Power + Volume Up to enter Recovery Mode

5

In Recovery: select 'Reboot system now'

6

If Recovery loads: wipe cache partition then reboot

7

Last resort: factory reset from Recovery — erases all data

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