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How to transfer contacts, sms messages, photos and videos from Sony Xperia GX SO-04D to Samsung Galaxy Alpha (SM-G850F)

Sony Xperia GX SO-04D
Samsung Galaxy Alpha (SM-G850F)

Transfer contacts, sms messages, photos and videos from your Sony Xperia GX SO-04D to the cloud server

PhoneCopy.com is a web service which is free for personal purposes (with few limitations). This tutorial will show you how to backup your data from Sony Xperia GX SO-04D. The whole process can be completed in few minutes.

This guideline also works for similar devices like Sony GX LT29, Sony Tablet P (Tablet S2), Sony Tablet S (Tablet S1), Sony Xperia acro HD IS12s, Sony Xperia acro S LT26w, Sony Xperia advance ST27s, Sony Xperia Ion LT28.

Download PhoneCopy for Android to your Android phone, which you can download free of charge. After downloading and installation, go through following steps.

Backup contacts and SMS from your Android

Run the app and create new account. You can check which contact databases you want to backup and synchronize. You can do multiple choice.

Create new account

After successful login, press "Advanced & Account". Select "One-way sync" and after choose "This device >> server".

Press Advanced & Account Press One-way sync Choose This device >> server

Contacts from your Android phone will be copied to PhoneCopy.com server in few seconds.

And now it's time to transfer data to your Samsung Galaxy Alpha (SM-G850F)

Download PhoneCopy for Android to your Android phone, which you can download free of charge. After downloading and installation, go through following steps.

Login

Run the app and create new account. If you already have an account choose "sign on". Fill in your username and password. Here you can check where will be stored contacts from PhoneCopy.
Log in to your existing account where you stored your data from the old phone.

Welcome Login to existing account

Permissions

To allow correct functionality of PhoneCopy application we will kindly ask you to confirm access permissions for it.

Permissions Permissions

When you confirm access to contacts you can set which "contacts databases" you want to backup.

Contacts Contacts Contacts

If you also want to back up your SMS, enable access to the SMS in the next step.

SMS SMS Messages

After enabling media access, you can set up media backup (photos and videos).

Media Media Photos and videos

You can download photos and videos from old phone (which was synchronized to PhoneCopy.com before) you can choose it in the next step. Then you can synchronize.

Other devices Sync

This guideline also works for similar devices like Samsung Galaxy Ace Style G310hn, Samsung Galaxy Core 2 SM-G355h, Samsung Galaxy Note 3 (SM-N900), Samsung Galaxy Note 4 (SM-N910g), Samsung Galaxy Note 8.0 (N5110), Samsung Galaxy S3 Neo (GT-i9301i), Samsung Galaxy S4 Mini (SPH- L520), Samsung Galaxy S5 (GT-i9600), Samsung Galaxy S5 mini (SM-G800f), Samsung Galaxy Tab 8.9 LTE (GT-P7320).

Now you have all your contacts backed up on PhoneCopy and you can edit all your contacts in your online account. If you lose your phone or the stored data, or if you just run out of battery, you can see your contacts online.

Some additional tips:

Just as a reminder, the contacts are transferred via your mobile phone service provider, so you need to have data plan activated for the service to work. If you don't have a special data scheme, your carrier will charge you additional fees.