Moving Your Data to a New Phone

Smartphones don't last forever. The average life of a smartphone these days is probably two or three years, based on the length of data plans with providers. Batteries don't last forever and security updates are few and far between after two or three years. So it's likely you'll need to transfer your data to a new phone sooner or later. 

Mobile Syrup has a guide on how to move your data between phones. The process has gotten easier with recent releases of Android and IOS, but there are still some gotchas to be aware of. The article starts with some basic steps common to all phones (back up your data!). Following that, there are sections describing:

• Moving from iPhone to iPhone
• Moving from Android to iPhone
• Switching to a new Android Phone

The article also provides links to some brand-specific instructions; for example, moving from one Samsung Galaxy phone to another.