Backup to iphone 5s From iPhone 4?

[Slower Pace]

I hope I'm not being redundant. I searched for this answer and did not find it:

I backed up my iPhone 4 to my computer. My iPhone 5s will arrive in a few days. Each phone has a unique serial number. Can I "restore" the several gigabytes of information from one phone to another, even though each has a different identifier? Or does the backup just recognize the phone from which it received the information?

 

[dotme]

You can restore just fine. I'd suggest upgrading the 4 to iOS 7 while you wait. Makes for a smoother transition backup/restore-wise in my opinion.

 

[blhoward2]

You can but its a bad idea to do so when changing hardware or major software revisions. There have been known problems in the past.

 

[krizko]

I hope I'm not being redundant. I searched for this answer and did not find it:

I backed up my iPhone 4 to my computer. My iPhone 5s will arrive in a few days. Each phone has a unique serial number. Can I "restore" the several gigabytes of information from one phone to another, even though each has a different identifier? Or does the backup just recognize the phone from which it received the information?

Yes, this should work just fine. Especially if you had the iPhone 4 updated to iOS 7 when you completed the back up.