Is it possible to restore iCloud backup from iPhone3 to iPhone4 ?

I had an iPhone 3 which had an hardware error, but I have an older iCloud backup of it.
Now I got a used iPhone4 from a friend of mine, which he "cleaned" before he gave it to me.
This is the first time I got to use this service - thank god I made an iCloud backup before my old iPhone died.
Now I want to know if it is possible to restore my old iPhone 3 backup on my iPhone 4.
Maybe there are some problems, because of different iOS (6 vs 7) or different hardware?
Did the iCloud backup include my previously installed apps, or do I have to download them again? What about SMS - included or not?
Thanks for your help in advance!

Yes, you can.  The only requirement is that the device you are restoring the backup to must be running the same or higher version of iOS as the device that was backed up.  If it isn't, you'll need to update the iOS before you can restore the backup.
An iCloud backup will reinstall apps that were on the device that was backed up by redownloading them from the App store.  As long as the apps are still available in the App store they will be redownloaded, although if the device that was backed up had an older version of an app, the most recent version of the app is likely to be restored to your device.

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