Best Video/Audio Format for Galaxy Tablets and Phones
Aug 25, 2015 07:07 pm / Posted by Charles Brown
Are you interested in Samsung Galaxy Tablets/Phones? Their razor-sharp screens, unassailable performance and long battery life make Samsung Galaxy series the most popular gadgets to watch movies thereon. But can Galaxy Devices play any movie thereon? Not really. So that's why this article shows up. Read on to find out the video and audio formats Samsung Galaxy S/Note/Tab series devices support and the perfect video codec and parameter setting that best suit your Samsung Galaxy tablets/phones including the hot Galaxy TabPro S, Galaxy Tab S2, Galaxy Note 5, Galaxy S7, Galaxy S6 Edge+, etc.
All compatible formats for Galaxy devices:
Galaxy S series Supported Format:
| Device | Galaxy S7 | Galaxy S6 Edge+ | Galaxy S6 | Galaxy S6 Edge | Galaxy S5 | Galaxy S4 |
| Video Format | MP4, M4V, 3GP, 3G2, WMV, ASF, AVI, FLV, MKV, WEBM | MP4, M4V, 3GP, 3G2, WMV, ASF, AVI, FLV, MKV, WEBM | MP4, M4V, 3GP, 3G2, WMV, ASF, AVI, FLV, MKV, WEBM | MP4, M4V, 3GP, 3G2, WMV, ASF, AVI, FLV, MKV, WEBM | MP4, M4V, 3GP, 3G2, WMV, ASF, AVI, FLV, MKV, WEBM | MPEG4, H.263, H.264, DivX, DivX3.11, VC-1, VP8, WMV7 / 8, Sorenson Spark, HEVC |
| Audio Format | MP3, M4A, 3GA, AAC, OGG, OGA, WAV, WMA, AMR, AWB, FLAC, MID, MIDI, XMF, MXMF, IMY, RTTTL, RTX, OTA | MP3, M4A, 3GA, AAC, OGG, OGA, WAV, WMA, AMR, AWB, FLAC, MID, MIDI, XMF, MXMF, IMY, RTTTL, RTX, OTA | MP3, M4A, 3GA, AAC, OGG, OGA, WAV, WMA, AMR, AWB, FLAC, MID, MIDI, XMF, MXMF, IMY, RTTTL, RTX, OTA | MP3, M4A, 3GA, AAC, OGG, OGA, WAV, WMA, AMR, AWB, FLAC, MID, MIDI, XMF, MXMF, IMY, RTTTL, RTX, OTA | MP3, M4A, 3GA, AAC, OGG, OGA, WAV, WMA, AMR, AWB, FLAC, MID, MIDI, XMF, MXMF, IMY, RTTTL, RTX, OTA | MP3, AAC, AAC+, eAAC+, AMR-NB / WB, OGG, FLAC, AC-3, apt-X (Bluetooth) |
| Resolution | QHD 4K (1440 x 2560) | UHD 4K (3840 x 2160) | UHD 4K (3840 x 2160) | UHD 4K (3840 x 2160) | UHD | Full HD (1080p) |
| Frame rate | 30fps | 30fps | 30fps | 30fps | 30fps | 30 fps |
Galaxy Note series Supported Format:
| Device | Galaxy Note 5 | Galaxy Note 4 | Galaxy Note 3 | Galaxy Note 10.1 2014 Edition | Galaxy Note 8.0 |
| Video Format | MP4, M4V, 3GP, 3G2, WMV, ASF, AVI, FLV, MKV, WEBM | MP4, M4V, 3GP, 3G2, WMV, ASF, AVI, FLV, MKV, WEBM | 3GP, MP4, AVI, WMV, FLV, MKV, RM, RMVB | 3GP, MP4, AVI, WMV, FLV, MKV, RM, RMVB | MPEG4, WMV, DivX, H.264, H.263, RMVB, ASF, 3GP |
| Audio Format | MP3, M4A, 3GA, AAC, OGG, OGA, WAV, WMA, AMR, AWB, FLAC, MID, MIDI, XMF, MXMF, IMY, RTTTL, RTX, OTA | MP3, M4A, 3GA, AAC, OGG, OGA, WAV, WMA, AMR, AWB, FLAC, MID, MIDI, XMF, MXMF, IMY, RTTTL, RTX, OTA | AAC, AAC+, AMR-WB, AMR -NB, MP3, eAAC+, OGG, M4A, 3GA, FLAC, WAV, WMA, IMY, XMF, SP-MIDI, MIDI | AAC, AAC+, AMR, MP3, OGG, M4A, 3GA, FLAC, WAV, WMA, IMY, XMF, MIDI | AWB, RTX, OTA, 3GA, WMA, MXMF, WAV, MP3, OGG, RA, M4A, FLAC, AMR, OGA, RTTTL, MID, AAC, IMY, XMF |
| Resolution | UHD 4K (3840 x 2160) | UHD 4K (3840 x 2160) | - Full HD: 1920 x 1080 pixel - 4K: 3840 x 2160 pixel (UHD) |
- Full HD (1920 x 1080) video recording - Ultra HD (3840 x 2160) video playback |
Full HD (1080p) |
| Frame rate | 30fps | 30fps | 30fps | 30fps | 30fps |
Galaxy Tab S series Supported Format:
| Device | Galaxy TabPro S | Galaxy Tab S2 (8.0/9.7) | Galaxy Tab S(10.5/8.4) | Galaxy Tab 4 | Galaxy Tab 3 | Galaxy TabPro |
| Video Format | MP4,3GP,WMV,ASF,AVI,MKV | MP4, M4V, 3GP, 3G2, WMV, ASF, AVI, FLV, MKV, WEBM | MP4, M4V, 3GP, 3G2, WMV, ASF, AVI, FLV, MKV, WEBM | FLV, M4V, MKV, MP4, WEBM, WMV, 3G2, 3GP, ASF, AVI | MP4, M4V, 3GP, 3G2, WMV, ASF, AVI, FLV, MKV, WEBM FHD | MP4, M4V, 3GP, 3G2, WMV, ASF, AVI, FLV, MKV, WEBM |
| Audio Format | MP3, M4A, 3GA, AAC, OGG, OGA, WAV, WMA, AMR, AWB, FLAC, MID, MIDI, XMF, MXMF, IMY, RTTTL, RTX, OTA | MP3, M4A, 3GA, AAC, OGG, OGA, WAV, WMA, AMR, AWB, FLAC, MID, MIDI, XMF, MXMF, IMY, RTTTL, RTX, OTA | MP3, M4A, 3GA, AAC, OGG, OGA, WAV, WMA, AMR, AWB, FLAC, MID, MIDI, XMF, MXMF, IMY, RTTTL, RTX, OTA | 3GA, AWB, FLAC, MID, MXMF, OGA, OTA, RTX, RTTTL, XMF, AAC, AMR, IMY, M4A, MIDI, MP3, OGG, WAV, WMA | MP3, M4A, 3GA, AAC, OGG, OGA, WAV, WMA, AMR, AWB, FLAC, MID, MIDI, XMF, MXMF, IMY, RTTTL, RTX, OTA | 3GA, AWB, FLAC, MID, MXMF, OGA, OTA, RTX, XMF, AAC, AMR, IMY, M4A, MIDI, MP3, OGG, WAV, WMA, RTTTL |
| Resolution | 2160x1440 | UHD 4K (3840 x 2160) | WQHD (2560 x 1440) | FHD (1920 x 1080) | (1920 x 1080) | UHD 4K (3840 x 2160) |
| Frame rate | 30fps | 30fps | 30fps | 30fps | 30fps | 30fps |
How to watch movies and videos on Galaxy devices?
To watch movies or videos on your Galaxy devices, you must be sure the file is compatible with the device first.
Ever run into Galaxy file formats compatibility problems especially if you are planning to play recorded H.265 videos on Galaxy, load Blu-ray into Galaxy, watch DVD movies on bigger and sharper Galaxy or share videos with friends using Galaxy mobile phones and tablets? Or encounter failure since the downloaded movies from torrent sites are formatted with HD video format like MKV, MTS, etc, which are unfriendly with your Galaxy devices
No biggie! There are two widely used methods to allow Samsung Galaxy phones to play various video files:
Method one: Instal media players for Galaxy devices
Install some third party players like VPlayer, Mobo Video Player, BSPlayer, MX Video Player, etc. to play more popular video and audio formats.
Tips: Most of the players above are only compatible with one or two video and audio formats rather than all. Plus, codec settings can be quite a difficulty way for non-pros. In this way, a great video converter software is necessary if you don't want to waste time to set the complicate parameter settings.
Method two: Change Video Format for Galaxy Series
Here the incomparable iFastime Video Converter Ultimate can liberate you from the predicament with its powerful movie conversion feature. With it, you can quickly & easily convert video and audio in all popular formats to Galaxy supported formats for playing on the go only with few clicks.
Overall, this Samsung Video Converter aids you to convert Blu-ray, DVD, the downloaded movie torrent like MP4 or video recordings to MP4, H.264, MP3,etc formats so as to seamless playback on Galaxy TabPro S, Galaxy Tab S(2), Galaxy Tab 4/3/Pro, Galaxy Note 5/4/3/8/10.1, Galaxy S7/S6 Edge+/S6/S6 Edge/S5/S4 without sacrificing any movie quality. It also allows you to adjust the video, audio parameter to get a decent output video that you want. Mac version is here. Just have a try!
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