Iphone 3g to 3gs....sync/backup/restore etc

hi,pretty new to this so maybe a dumb qs... i had an ip3g for about two days and then got offerd a 3gs,all good.
i had already put apps,music etc on the 3g so when i plugged the3gs into i tunes i did a sync/restore from my ip3g backup to the 3gs,my qs is will this or would this have affected the 3gs in anyway ie loss of features etc as the b/up came from the 3g.
sorry if its a silly qs but its bugging me...cheers all
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would this have affected the 3gs in anyway ie loss of features etc as the b/up came from the 3g.
No, you did exactly what you should have done if you wanted to transfer the data from your 3G to your 3GS.

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