HT1386 syncing multiple iPhones on same computer

How can I sync two iPhones on the same laptop?  right now they are both treated as one.

See this support document for help http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1495, however, there is no way that iTunes can treat two devices as the same, unless you have the settings in iTunes for the two devices set the same. Each iOS device is identified differently in iTunes. It is how you set iTunes to handle the two devices that can differ.
Why are you saying they are treated as one?

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