How do I transfer content from an old iPhone to my s6?

So tomorrow my new iPhone (6s) is coming in the mail and I want my stuff on the new one, and my mom is getting my old phone(had flip phone), are these the steps I do to make it work?

1. Do iCloud backup on old

2. Restore from new iphone

3. Reset old phone

4. Mom takes in my old phone and her flip phone into a verizon store and they get her number on it

Is that right?

Also I have a few questions:

1. When I reset my old phone with my stuff on the new one will it delete the stuff on the new one?

2. Could my mom get her pictures from her flip phone to my old phone?

Thanks! Smiley Happy

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Weth

Some clarifications and additions

1. Do iCloud backup on old

1A. Sign out of iCloud and Find My iPhone on old phone

2. Restore from new iPhone

2A. Confirm you got everything you need on new iPhone before going to step 3

3. Reset old phone - Settings/General/Reset/Erase All Content and Settings

4. Mom takes in my old phone and her flip phone into a verizon store and they get her a number on it

4A. Since you are giving her a iPhone 4, it can be activated on line or by a phone call with no visit to Verizon. No SIM card is needed.

Also I have a few questions:

1. When I reset my old phone with my stuff on the new one will it delete the stuff on the new one?

No, but that is a good reason to sign out of iCloud as I added in step 1A. Once you do that, iCloud can't see what is happening on the phone.

2. Could my mom get her pictures from her flip phone to my old phone?

In a round-about way. You would have to download them to a computer. With the iCloud beta site, you can upload the photos to her icloud photo library

https://beta.icloud.com/#

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Verizon_Support

Hi Jillpickle,

Congrats on your new iPhone 6S! We know making sure that your information is backed and restored is critical. It's wonderful that you are giving your old phone to your Mom. We can help. What device do you currently have? What make/model phone does your Mom currently have? Based on this information we can provide the best transfer options.

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Jillpickle

I have the iPhone 4 and my mom has the

Samsung Intensity® III Steel Gray (Had to copy and paste)

Weth

Some clarifications and additions

1. Do iCloud backup on old

1A. Sign out of iCloud and Find My iPhone on old phone

2. Restore from new iPhone

2A. Confirm you got everything you need on new iPhone before going to step 3

3. Reset old phone - Settings/General/Reset/Erase All Content and Settings

4. Mom takes in my old phone and her flip phone into a verizon store and they get her a number on it

4A. Since you are giving her a iPhone 4, it can be activated on line or by a phone call with no visit to Verizon. No SIM card is needed.

Also I have a few questions:

1. When I reset my old phone with my stuff on the new one will it delete the stuff on the new one?

No, but that is a good reason to sign out of iCloud as I added in step 1A. Once you do that, iCloud can't see what is happening on the phone.

2. Could my mom get her pictures from her flip phone to my old phone?

In a round-about way. You would have to download them to a computer. With the iCloud beta site, you can upload the photos to her icloud photo library

https://beta.icloud.com/#

Weth

I edited my post since at first I did not know you were giving her an iPhone 4.

The change is:

4A. Since you are giving her a iPhone 4, it can be activated on line or by a phone call with no visit to Verizon. No SIM card is needed.

Jillpickle

What phone would she call it on and if she called it on mine would it still be my number?