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

Comparsion between MOV and 3GP

File Extension	MOV	3GP
File Type	Apple QuickTime Movie	3GPP Multimedia File
Description	The MOV file is known as a multimedia container file which contains one or more tracks stroring video, audio, effects, or text (e.g. for subtitles).	developed by the 3rd Generation Partnership Project (3GPP); designed as a multimedia format for transmitting audio and video files between 3G cell phones and over the Internet
Developed by	Apple	Third Generation Partnership Project
Pros	MOV stores everything at higher bit rate than that of 3gp; Quality of MOV is better than that of 3gp	3GP files can be encoded and decoded with open source software FFmpeg; When transferred to a computer, 3GP movies can be viewed on Linux, Mac, and Windows platforms; allows fast downloading or transfer of video and audio clips over the Internet
Cons	designed specifically for Quick Time environment, it can run into problems outside of that environment.	It's difficult to play 3GP on iMovie, iTunes, iPad, iPhone, iPod.
Help You Choose	MOV provides advantages over similar file types because it delivers simplicity in editing due to the separation of tracks.	Most 3G capable mobile phones support the playback and recording of video in 3GP format
Programs that open MOV/3GP files	Microsoft Windows Media Player Elmedia Player VideoLAN VLC media player	Adobe Flash Professional CC MPlayer QuickTime Player