IPhone backup with iCloud not found

I backed up my iPhone with iCloud, and when I got a new phone, it couldn't find the backup when I logged into iCloud.  How can I find my backup?

Your new phone has to be running the same version of iOS or higher than the version on your old phone in order to restore the backup.  If it is running an earlier version or iOS you won't see the backup.  If that's the case you will have to update your phone before you can use the backup.
Also, not sure if you're aware of this, but you can only access your iCloud backup when you first set up the phone.  If it's already set up, you'll have to go to Settings>General>Reset and tap Erase All Content and Settings, then go back through the setup process, and when given the option choose Restore from iCloud Backup (see image below).  Be sure you are connected to wifi and your charger as this will take some time to finish.

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