AVI vs 3GP, comparison between AVI and 3GP format

Comparsion between AVI and 3GP

File Extension	AVI	3GP
File Type	Audio Video Interleave File	3GPP Multimedia File
Description	Video container or wrapper format created by Microsoft; stores video data that may be encoded ina variety of codecs; typically uses less compression than similar formats such as (.mpeg) and (.mov)	3GP is the mobile phone video file format using to deliver videos over 3rd generation mobile networks. Typically, mobile phones that are equipped with a recording facility use the .3GP file extension. It is used on 3G mobile phones but can also be played on some 2G and 4G phones.
Developed by	Microsoft	Third Generation Partnership Project
Pros	Typically uses less compression than similar formats such as .MPEG and .MOV	download or transfer video and audio files quickly over the internet; supported by most cell phones
Cons	Because of minimal compression features available, AVI seems to be larger than most video formats	3gp is for mobiles with less resources
Help You Choose	AVI format nowadays can be supported by many media players. However, since it is container format with various codecs, the player might not support the codec used to encode the video data you've got. You'll need to manually install required codec.	Some software doesn't have the codecs to play 3GP files, in this case, you can either install the required codec or convert 3GP to other formats.
Programs that open AVI/3GP files	Microsoft Windows Media Player VLC media player Apple QuickTime Player	MPlayer VLC media player RealPlayer