Whether Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra 5G, OnePlus 9 Pro or Google Pixel 6 Pro – the current top smartphone models inspire with sharp displays, high speed and attractive designs. Owners of older Android devices, however, sometimes do without a new cell phone because they are unsettled by the move. “Then all my data is gone” or “This is definitely way too complicated” are common worries. Don’t worry: This article reveals how the move within the Android cosmos can be carried out without any problems. The editors will show you moving options and explain how to transfer data when switching from Android to Android.
The best Android phones
Xiaomi
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Very fast pace
Good photo quality
Cons
Slippery, chunky back
Memory cannot be expanded
OnePlus
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Brilliant, sharp 120 Hz display
Very good photo quality (main camera)
Cons
Average selfie camera
No jack connection
OnePlus
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Very fast pace
Very good display
Cons
Memory cannot be expanded
No jack socket
Google
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Great display
Good photo quality
Cons
No jack socket
No memory card slot
Samsung
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Super display – large, sharp, high-contrast and extremely bright
Wifi 6E
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Big and heavy
No memory card slot
Google
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Great display
Good photo quality
Cons
No jack socket
Wide display bezel
Samsung
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Brilliant, big screen
Top photo quality in daylight
Cons
Unsafe face unlock
No jack socket
Samsung
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Fast processor
Bright, high-contrast display
Cons
Display could be sharper
No memory card slot
Samsung
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Large and extremely bright display
Extreme camera zoom
Cons
Unsafe facial recognition
No jack socket
OnePlus
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Very fast pace
Good display
Cons
Not waterproof according to IP
Memory cannot be expanded
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Transfer Android data: move with Google
The simplest method to transfer the data from the old Android smartphone to a new one is through Google. Pretty much every Android user has a Google account set up on their mobile phone. What some don’t know: Google synchronizes contacts, calendars, emails and app data, for example. So if you back up your data via the Google account, you can easily switch to a new Android smartphone. danger: A backup from a smartphone with a higher Android version cannot be restored to a cell phone with a lower Android version.
Before changing your mobile phone, check on your old smartphone that all relevant data is synchronized – for Samsung, for example, under ideas, Accounts and backup, Accounts, Google account name and Sync account. You can use the symbol with the three dots at the top right to join Sync now the backup manually. To be on the safe side, check Google Drive to see whether Google has created a device backup there: Click on drive.google.com Storage space in the bar on the left and then on Fuses on the top right or in the Google Drive app on the three bars on the top left and on Fuses.
If you back up your data with Google right away, you can move to a new Android smartphone more quickly and easily.
You can conveniently save images on Google Photos. In the app, tap on the symbol in the top right and on Photos settings and Back-up & sync. Enclose the switch here Back-up & sync around. You upload other files to Google Drive, for example in the app. Most of the saved games end up in Google Play Games. Larger game developers often offer their own cloud. On the new smartphone, enter your Google account data during the initial setup and select the backup you want. Google will do the rest for you. When the setup is complete, check whether Google Photos and Google Drive are installed on the smartphone. If not, download both apps from the Google Play Store.
Removal tools from the manufacturer
Manufacturers such as Samsung and Sony offer apps for moving to a new device. It should be noted that not all data can always be transferred with two smartphones from different manufacturers. Depending on the removal worker, you can move contacts, e-mails, appointments, videos, photos, music, documents and notes to your newcomer. The transmission runs via Bluetooth, WLAN and a microSD card via a PC. The corresponding tools available in the Google Play Store are for example “Samsung Smart Switch Mobile”, “Xperia Transfer 2” (for Sony devices), “Mi Mover” (for Xiaomi devices) and “Clone Phone” (for OnePlus devices) .
With Samsung’s relocation app, you have to make sure that you first move your contacts to your Google or Samsung account, if they are only saved in the device memory or on a microSD card: You open the phone book, tap on the options menu on the left ( three crossbars) and select Move contacts. You can now select the starting point and destination as well as the contacts to be moved.
Third party tools for the rest
With the Google account or the manufacturer’s relocation helpers, special data such as MMS attachments and start screens cannot be transferred from the old to the new Android smartphone? Third-party tools often help here. There are a large number of backup apps in the Google Play Store, but very few are any good. For example, “MyBackup” in the free version only allows data to be backed up, such as important settings, apps, photos, contacts and SMS. If you want to restore the data on another device, you have to resort to the paid Pro version (6.99 euros). There are tools that only back up certain data. The free app “SMS Backup & Restore” reliably saves your SMS and the call list on the old device. The app restores them on the new smartphone.
You can back up SMS with the Android app “SMS Backup & Restore” – one of the many alternatives from third-party providers.
Transfer Android data: backup WhatsApp
Many messengers now offer the option of putting chat histories in the moving boxes. WhatsApp, for example, creates a daily backup that ends up in the internal memory of the smartphone. By activating the corresponding function, the app also backs up your data on Google Drive. You can find detailed instructions for moving WhatsApp from Android to Android (and from iPhone to iPhone) here: WhatsApp to new cell phone: Moving from old to new smartphone.
