iPhone 3G to iPhone 4S - new phone or backup?

[atrox]

Hey all,

I am upgrading from an iPhone 3G to a 4S. I was wondering if it would be better to restore my iPhone 4S from a 3G backup or to start the 4S as a new phone. I've heard restoring from an older phone can cause some problems. However since I can't sync my contacts and stuff to iCloud on my current phone, if I started the 4S as a new phone, I would have to manually enter all of my contacts again. Is there a way to start the 4S as a new phone, and sync my contacts and maybe even SMS?

Which is the better route to take?

 

[InternetDude08]

I just went from a 3G to 4S and I went the restore route. I'm glad I did, I have all my history and no problems. Go with the restore option.

 

[Gin Gin]

I went from 3GS to 4S. Restored from the backup of my 3GS & had no issues. I hadn't even bothered to update the 3GS to ios5 first.

 

[atrox]

Thanks guys.

I was all set on just restoring from the backup but the guys over at Tested.com mentioned on a podcast and their iphone 4s hands on video that you should not go about it that way.

 

[CdnMacJen]

I'm fighting with my new 4s right now...trying to restore using iTunes, when my previous iPhone was a 3G. iTunes won't recognize my phone


See the thread I previously posted in:
https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/715240/