3GP and 3G2

3GP (3GPP file format) is a multimedia container format defined by the Third Generation Partnership Project (3GPP) for 3G UMTS multimedia services. It is used on 3G mobile phones but can also be played on some 2G and 4G phones.

3GP
Filename extension
.3gp, .3gpp
Internet media type
video/3gpp, audio/3gpp
Uniform Type Identifier (UTI)public.3gpp
Developed by3GPP
Initial release4 April 2003 (2003-04-04)
Latest release
17.0.0
7 April 2022 (2022-04-07)
Type of formatContainer format
Container foraudio, video, text
Extended fromMPEG-4 Part 12
Open format?Yes
Free format?No
3G2
Filename extension
.3g2, .3gp2, .3gpp2
Internet media type
video/3gpp2, audio/3gpp2
Uniform Type Identifier (UTI)public.3gpp2
Developed by3GPP2
Initial releaseJanuary 2004 (2004-01)
Latest release
C.S0050-B v1.0
June 2007 (2007-06)
Type of formatContainer format
Container foraudio, video, text
Extended fromMPEG-4 Part 12
Open format?Yes
Free format?No

3G2 (3GPP2 file format) is a multimedia container format defined by the 3GPP2 for 3G CDMA2000 multimedia services. It is very similar to the 3GP file format but consumes less space & bandwidth, and has some extensions and limitations in comparison to 3GP.

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