How do WebM and 3GPcompare? Here's everything you need to know to choose the right format — and how to convert between them.
Web Media
WebM is Google's open-source video format designed specifically for the web. It offers excellent compression and quality, especially with the VP9 and AV1 codecs, and is royalty-free.
3rd Generation Partnership Project
3GP is a video format designed for 3G mobile phones. While modern smartphones use MP4, 3GP is still used in feature phones and developing markets where bandwidth and storage are limited.
| Specification | WebM | 3GP |
|---|---|---|
| Full name | Web Media | 3rd Generation Partnership Project |
| Extension | .webm | .3gp |
| MIME type | video/webm | video/3gpp |
| Category | Video | Video |
| Developer | 3rd Generation Partnership Project | |
| Year introduced | 2010 | 2003 |
WebM and 3GP target different use cases. WebM is ideal for html5 web video, while 3GP works best for feature phone video playback.
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