IPhone 5 backup file size problem

Hi,
On Monday I have upgraded from iPhone 4 to iPhone 5. I have setup the iPhone 5 as old (not new device) and restored all settings and data
via iCloud from my iPhone4 backup. Everything works just fine , except I have a problem with the size of the new iPhone 5's backup file.
iPhone 4's backup files , both on iCloud and my laptop, have the size of 236 MB. iPhone 5's backup file size is only 58 MB.
The backup file size is the same when using OTA iCloud backup or iTunes backup.
What am I missing ?
iPhone 5, iOS 6.0.2, iTunes 11.0.1.12, Windows 7 64bit.
Regards,
Alex

Your question is interesting. I don't really know the answer, but if that happened to me, I'd be delighted!
After all, you're saying everything is working just fine, and yet your new backup is 25% the size of your old one. I would view that as the backup is being done a whole lot more efficiently, with old junk having been discarded.
I would be really upset and concerned if the backup size went the other way -- if the new backup was 4 times the size of the old one.
Basically, you will find efficiencies in storage used on your iOS device if you restore it. I suspect you're seeing similar efficiencies here. Given everything is working fine, it sounds like cause for celebration.
Enjoy your new iPhone.

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