For example, when you hook up your device to iTunes and click on that device, you will see a sidebar with the various Device Profile screens that you can set up: Summary, Info, Apps, Music, Photos, etc. Based on what options you set up for the sync, those items selected will replace whatever is on your device with what you have selected in the Device Profile screens. When you sync a device, what you are doing is connecting that device to your iTunes Libraries. To add or remove items from the backup, turn them on or off:Ībout backups in iCloud and iTunes - Apple Support
Note that in iTunes, a backup will always have the same content, whereas in an iCloud backup, you control what is actually backed up by selecting what items you want backed up in Settings>iCloud>Storage>Manage Storage, then you click on your device, and once you are viewing the specific device "Manage Storage" screen, you will see the items that can be backed up listed. Here is a support article that explains the difference in what is backed up. If you are a belt and suspenders person, you can back up to both places (I do). The backups created in those two places are a bit different.
If you want to be able to restore a new device to look like your current device, you would want to do that from a backup.
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