| File extension | .3g2 |
| Category | Video File |
| Description | 3g2 was originally developed by the 3rd Generation Partnership Project 2. It is an audio and video format for use on 3G phones. It can also be played on some 2G and 4G phones. It is designed for transmitting multimedia files over the internet and is mainly used for viewing videos on mobile phones. 3G2 is also known as 3GPP2 which is based on the MPEG-4 standard which was derived from Apple's QuickTime. You are probably familiar with it if you have an Iphone. |
| Actions | Convert 3G2 file View other video file formats |
| Technical Details | 3g2 is very much like MPEG-4 Part 14 (MP4) but a much more simplified version of it. It is designed to reduce bandwidth requirements in order to accommodate mobile phones. It is also designed to decrease storage - it stores video streams as MPEG-4 Part 2 or MPEG-4 part 10. It stores audio streams such as AMR-WB, AMR-NB, AMR-WB+, HE-AAC or AAC-LC. The idea is that 3g2 stores and transfers the most significant bytes first. |
| Associated programs | Apple QuickTime Player GOM Player Microsoft Media Player Classic Totem VideoLAN VLC Media Player |
| Developed by | 3rd Generation Partnership Project 2 |
| MIME type | video/3gpp audio/3gpp |
| Useful links | Find out about more 3G technologies A handy troubleshooting guide for trying to open 3g2 files Convert 3G2 file |
Using Video Converter it is possible to convert 3G2 files to a variety of other formats