What are the Supported Video Formats for iPhone (X/8/8 Plus)?
iPhone X/8/8 Plus is coming! So cool, isn't it? Can't wait to own this fantastic device for high quality movie enjoyment? So, can we figure out new iPhone X/8/8 Plus supported media formats and get a iPhone X/8/8 Plus video converter ready, to hit an artful home-run for hassle-free enjoyment of any videos (including high resolution contents) on this new device or the previous models without format compatibility and size limitation issues? Read this article to find out answers.
Also read: iPhone 7's headphones jack Rumors, iPhone 7 vs. iPhone 7 Plus
According to official iPhone specifications, video formats for iPhone X/8/8 Plus/7/7 Plus/6S/6S Plus/6/6 Plus/5S/5C include:
iPhone Models |
Video |
Detailed Video Specs |
Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
|
iPhone X |
HEVC | High Dynamic Range with Dolby Vision and HDR10 content | AAC-LC, HE-AAC, HE-AAC v2, Protected AAC, MP3, Linear PCM, Apple Lossless, FLAC, Dolby Digital (AC-3), Dolby Digital Plus (E-AC-3), and Audible (formats 2, 3, 4, Audible Enhanced Audio, AAX, and AAX+) |
| H.264 | |||
| MPEG-4 Part 2 | |||
| Motion JPEG | |||
|
iPhone 8/8 Plus |
HEVC | Dolby Vision and HDR10 content | AAC-LC, HE-AAC, HE-AAC v2, Protected AAC, MP3, Linear PCM, Apple Lossless, FLAC, Dolby Digital (AC-3), Dolby Digital Plus (E-AC-3), and Audible (formats 2, 3, 4, Audible Enhanced Audio, AAX, and AAX+) |
| H.264 | |||
| MPEG-4 Part 2 | |||
| Motion JPEG | |||
|
iPhone 7/7 Plus |
H.264 video | Up to 4K, 30 frames per second, High Profile level 4.2 with AAC-LC audio up to 160 Kbps, 48kHz, stereo audio in .m4v, .mp4, and .mov file formats | AAC (8 to 320 Kbps), Protected AAC (from iTunes Store), HE-AAC, MP3 (8 to 320 Kbps), MP3 VBR, Audible (formats 2, 3, 4, Audible Enhanced Audio, AAX, and AAX+), Apple Lossless, AIFF, and WAV |
| MPEG-4 video | Up to 2.5 Mbps, 640 by 480 pixels, 30 frames per second, Simple Profile with AAC-LC audio up to 160 Kbps per channel, 48kHz, stereo audio in .m4v, .mp4, and .mov file formats | ||
| Motion JPEG (M-JPEG) | Up to 35 Mbps, 1280 by 720 pixels, 30 frames per second, audio in ulaw, PCM stereo audio in .avi file format | ||
|
iPhone SE |
H.264 video | Up to 4K, 30 frames per second, High Profile level 4.2 with AAC-LC audio up to 160 Kbps, 48kHz, stereo audio in .m4v, .mp4, and .mov file formats | Audio formats supported: AAC (8 to 320 Kbps), Protected AAC (from iTunes Store), HE-AAC, MP3 (8 to 320 Kbps), MP3 VBR, Audible (formats 2, 3, 4, Audible Enhanced Audio, AAX, and AAX+), Apple Lossless, AIFF, and WAV |
| MPEG-4 video | Up to 2.5 Mbps, 640 by 480 pixels, 30 frames per second, Simple Profile with AAC-LC audio up to 160 Kbps per channel, 48kHz, stereo audio in .m4v, .mp4, and .mov file formats | ||
| Motion JPEG (M-JPEG) | Up to 35 Mbps, 1280 by 720 pixels, 30 frames per second, audio in ulaw, PCM stereo audio in .avi file format | ||
|
iPhone 6S/6S Plus |
H.264 video | Up to 4K, 30 frames per second, High Profile level 4.2 with AAC-LC audio up to 160 Kbps, 48kHz, stereo audio in .m4v, .mp4, and .mov file formats | Audio formats supported: AAC (8 to 320 Kbps), Protected AAC (from iTunes Store), HE-AAC, MP3 (8 to 320 Kbps), MP3 VBR, Audible (formats 2, 3, 4, Audible Enhanced Audio, AAX, and AAX+), Apple Lossless, AIFF, and WAV |
| MPEG-4 video | Up to 2.5 Mbps, 640 by 480 pixels, 30 frames per second, Simple Profile with AAC-LC audio up to 160 Kbps per channel, 48kHz, stereo audio in .m4v, .mp4, and .mov file formats | ||
| Motion JPEG (M-JPEG) | Up to 35 Mbps, 1280 by 720 pixels, 30 frames per second, audio in ulaw, PCM stereo audio in .avi file format | ||
|
iPhone 6/6 Plus |
H.264 video | Up to 1080p, 60 frames per second, High Profile level 4.2 with AAC-LC audio up to 160 Kbps, 48kHz, stereo audio in .m4v, .mp4, and .mov file formats | AAC (8 to 320 Kbps), Protected AAC (from iTunes Store), HE-AAC, MP3 (8 to 320 Kbps), MP3 VBR, Audible (formats 2, 3, 4, Audible Enhanced Audio, AAX, and AAX+), Apple Lossless, AIFF, and WAV |
| MPEG-4 video | Up to 2.5 Mbps, 640 by 480 pixels, 30 frames per second, Simple Profile with AAC-LC audio up to 160 Kbps per channel, 48kHz, stereo audio in .m4v, .mp4, and .mov file formats | ||
| Motion JPEG (M-JPEG) | Up to 35 Mbps, 1280 by 720 pixels, 30 frames per second, audio in ulaw, PCM stereo audio in .avi file format | ||
|
iPhone 5S/5C |
H.264 video | Up to 1080p, 60 frames per second, High Profile level 4.2 with AAC-LC audio up to 160 Kbps, 48kHz, stereo audio in .m4v, .mp4, and .mov file formats | AAC (8 to 320 Kbps), Protected AAC (from iTunes Store), HE-AAC, MP3 (8 to 320 Kbps), MP3 VBR, Audible (formats 2, 3, 4, Audible Enhanced Audio, AAX, and AAX+), Apple Lossless, AIFF, and WAV. |
| MPEG-4 video | Up to 2.5 Mbps, 640 by 480 pixels, 30 frames per second, Simple Profile with AAC-LC audio up to 160 Kbps per channel, 48kHz, stereo audio in .m4v, .mp4, and .mov file formats | ||
| Motion JPEG (M-JPEG) | Up to 35 Mbps, 1280 by 720 pixels, 30 frames per second, audio in ulaw, PCM stereo audio in .avi file format |
You see as above, the supported format/parameter by iPhone 7/7 Plus has no change compared to iPhone SE/iPhone 6S/6S Plus. And, as always, video can be played back on iPhone 7/7 Plus only if you are playing videos in MOV, MP4, M4V format with specified video audio parameters.
The most commonly accepted formats namely H.264, JPG are still compatible with iPhone 8/8 Plus and iPhone X. While, check out their recorded format: H.264 or HEVC, 720p video recording at 30fps, 1080p HD video recording at 30fps/60fps, 4K video recording at 24 fps/30fps/60fps.
Since Apple added new media formats in iPhone X, iPhone 8/8 Plus running iOS 11: HEVC and HEIF, iPhone 8/X recorded videos will not be readable by Premiere, clips from new iPhone X won't be imported to Final Cut Pro X.
Solutions:
a. Sometimes HEVC media files can't update to iOS 11 or macOS High Sierra and it won't work with Final Cut Pro X, Motion or Compressor or iDevices. And H.264 codec is the best video format for iPhone 8/X in terms of compatibility. So you need to free download H.265 converter to convert H.265 to H.264 codec.
b. Or stop using HEVC format and record videos on iOS 11 using Most Compatible mode. Go to Settings > Camera > Formats and choose Most Compatible.
c. By the way, iPhone X/8 also include support for HEIF. You can open, view, edit and share HEIF images on iOS 11, macOS High Sierra. Or change HEIF to JPG format that is universally accepted.
In terms of audio file, AIFF and WAV are missing on the list of iOS 11 iPhone 8/X supported video audio formats, with lossless audio codec FLAC added for the first time.
FLAC vs MP3, the former offers CD quality or even better but at up to half of the size. However, iPhone 8/X owner can only play FLAC within the File app, not the Music app. The newly added FLAC isn't the best audio file format for iPhone 8/X considering its incompatibility with iPhone 6s/SE or older and playback limits.
You can use the built-in video app or install other video players like PlayerXtreme HD or GoodPlayer to play supported MOV, M4V, MP4. Or you'll get them ready to play some of your favorite MKV, FLV, AVI formats on your iPhone (X/8/8 Plus).
If you have some iPhone (X/8/8 Plus) incompatible video files like downloaded YouTube videos, recorded 4K footage, purchased Blu-ray/DVD discs or other home movies in AVI, WMV, MKV, WebM, VOB formats, you are advised to compress or convert these unsupported videos to iPhone X/iPhone 8/8 Plus/iPhone 7/7 Plus/6S/6S Plus/6/6 Plus/5S/5C supported formats before playing.
Now the first thing you need to do is to download and install a suitable iPhone (X/8/8 Plus) video converter. There are too many choices in the market, but some may not satisfy your needs, for example some will output iPhone supported formats but the sync issues with iTunes will occur again and again.
Fortunately here comes the unique solution for those who want to play unacceptable formats on iPhone, namely Dimo Video Converter Ultimate (Mac version).
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Step 1: Add Video files
Through the "Add File" button, you can browse and choose the file you want to convert. Or directly drag and drop it into the iPhone (X/8/8 Plus) video converter software window.
Step 2: Choose iPhone (X/8/8 Plus) compatible format
Go to the "Device" category, find "Apple" brand, and then choose one of your iPhone model including the latest release iPhone X& iPhone 8/8 Plus.
Tips:
a. You can freely adjust the parameters for both audio and video by clicking on the "Settings" option;
b. You can trim, flip, add watermark and special effect, or create 3D for viewing on VR devices, like VR One, Google Cardboard, Merge VR Goggles, etc. through iPhone by clicking "Edit" button.
Step 3: Start the Video to iPhone (X/8/8 Plus) conversion.
Press the "Start" button, then the conversion process would be started at once. When conversion is done, you can find the output iPhone (X/8/8 Plus) compatible file by clicking the "Open" button. You are also allowed to stop or pause the conversion during the process.
What's more, if you want to convert HEVC video recorded on iPhone 8/X to H.264, MPEG 4 or other more widely supported video codec, you need to transfer iPhone 8/X video to Mac or PC, then use the iPhone 8/X video format converter to transcode HEVC to H.264, etc.
Good News is that as one of the popular pros, iPhone 7 starts with 32GB and also supports up to 256GB for files storage, which will store more funny and meaningful videos and movies. So, just connect iPhone (X/8/8 Plus) to your computer via USB cable and then transfer video files to your iPhone X/8/8 Plus/7/7 Plus/6S/6S Plus/6/6 Plus/5S/5C for playback via iTunes.
But what if your iPhone is full of useful apps for iOS 10/11 and can't keep other big files? No worry, Dimo Video Converter Ultimate is also your helpful app to send movies from PC, Mac or HDD to iPhone (X/8/8 Plus) wirelessly.
Step 1. Keep your device and PC in same network
The very first step is to make sure that your iPhone(X/8/8 Plus) and PC are in the same network.
Step 2: Launch iPhone media server and add file
Launch the Dimo Video Converter Ultimate and then click on "Media Server" tab. Browse and locate the source folder which stores iPhone (X/8/8 Plus) supported files
Step 3: Get a QR code
Click "Share" to get the resulted QR code
Step 4: Scan and Play on iPhone
Scan the QR code with apps like Bakodo, Scan, i-nigma, Qrafter, Mobiletag Barcodes Reader, etc. installed on your iPhone. At last, start playing that particular file on bigger and sharper iPhone X, 8, 8 Plus, 7, 7 Plus, 6S, 6S Plus, 6, 6 Plus, 5S, 5C, etc. and sharing with your family and friends.
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