HT201269 A question about iTunes backups.

I have backed up my old iPhone that used Ios 6. Now I have a new iPhone and my question is: Can i restore that new one if it has ios 7? Will it change back to Ios 6 or not??? Thanks!!!

Yes, you can restore the new iPhone from the old one. It will not restore the older version of iOS; that's not part of the backup. To see what is in the backup, go here;
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4946
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