If you have an android phone then thats the whole purpose of the gmail account. Your contacts and installed apps will transfer to the new phone. If you want pictures, texts saved then you'll have to use a third party program. If you store pictures on the SD card then just put it in the new phone but if they are stored on the phone, then contact your closest store to see what can and can't be copied over to the new phone. I'm pretty sure Iphone will transfer everything over too. My daughter got a new Iphone a couple months ago and i believe they did it for her. Best to contact where you buy your phone from.