Thank you for your adept responses. After a day of cringing I downloaded the software app to both phones and put them on. I'd say more than 90% of the information and loaded apps transferred perfectly. And all the stuff I really cared about made the transfer. Minor stuff like Shazams in the library and browser sites didn't make it. The old phone allowed me to pinch the on button and one of the volume buttons to do a screen capture. The new one has all those buttons on the same side. Still wondering how that gets done. Otherwise okay. Meanwhile, I've learned that the old phone is still useful as a kind of ipod touch. It still can surf the net and use many of its apps. Unfortunately its lithium ion battery is no good. Since I live in Alaska Amazon will not send me a battery, which would cost under $15. Locally they're about $60. Makes me wonder how people are allowed to get away with ordering smartphones over the internet at all.
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