Do i need to delete everything from my old iphone before i get a new iphone?

i just got a replacement iphone in the mail, i just want to make sure before i turn my old one off, do i need to delete anything from it? like photos, notes, etc... i just want to protect my privacy.
thank you.

Have you backup your phone yet? You should do that first so you can restore your new phone to that back up http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1766 . After you have restore your new phone, then you can delete the contents of your phone.
settings - general - reset - erase all content and settings.

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