ITunes/iCloud backup not up to date

The last 2 years i used an iPhone 4, but that thing is pretty much worn out. So today someone gave me a "new" iPhone 4, great, finally a working home button again.
So this morning I did a manual backup to iTunes from the old phone, and there was already a daily backup to the iCloud.
When i restored the backup to the new phone, for some reason it only restores to some point last year (think its April). All the photos taken afterwards, not there. All the apps installed afterwards, not there. All the iMessages written afterwards, not there.
Is this a known problem to some? Or a quick solve for it?
At the moment I am trying to get all my pictures to my phone through iTunes, but this sync has been going on for 2 hours already for only 250 pictures, so I don't think this is working really well.

There is a difference between your phone SOFTWARE being up to date and your phone being SYNCED. Plug it into your computer and sync it. This should put everything on your phone.

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Sync Your iOS Device with a New Computer Without Losing Data - How-To Geek
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Jeff hello,
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