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AndyScottK Author

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Are the iPhone 5 and 6 different kinds of devices?

In reference to the section: "I want to use a backup of my iOS device for a different kind of iOS device" in Apple Support article HT201418 (If you need help restoring from an iCloud backup - Apple Support). That section lists the following as data that won't transfer.

Photos
Messages and attachments in Messages
Voice Memos
Apps that aren't compatible with the device you’re setting up
For example, apps compatible only with iPad won't be transferred to your iPhone.

Is an iPhone 5 considered a different kind of device than an iPhone 6?

In an attempt to restore an iPhone 6 from an iPhone 5 back up in iTunes to attain the voice memos from the iPhone 5, the voice memos did not transfer to the iPhone 6 along with other things.