Supported Video Formats for Samsung Galaxy

Always enjoyed watching videos on your mobile phone whilst you’re on the go? Still, we can be pretty unsure of the video format that’s supported by our mobile phones. If you’re an owner of the Samsung Galaxy S series, read on for more information about the supported video formats for Samsung Galaxy S series, including Samsung Galaxy S10/9/8. And learn the method of how to convert videos to Samsung compatible formats easily.

• Part 1. Supported Video Formats for the Samsung Galaxy S Series
• Part 2. Best Video Setting for Your Samsung Galaxy S Series
• Part 3. Steps to Convert Videos for Samsung Phones Easily

Part 1. Supported Video Formats for the Samsung Galaxy S Series

Basically, you can watch any MP4, WMV, or AVI video files on either of your Galaxy S10, S9, S8, or earlier mobile phones. Those are the more common or popular file formats used, and it can be playback on most applications.

Samsung Galaxy S10+/S10/S10e:

• MP4, M4V, 3GP, 3G2, WMV, ASF, AVI, FLV, MKV, WEBM

Samsung Galaxy S9/S9+:

• MP4, M4V, 3GP, 3G2, WMV, ASF, AVI, FLV, MKV, WEBM

Samsung Galaxy S8/S8+:

• MP4, M4V, 3GP, 3G2, WMV, ASF, AVI, FLV, MKV, WEBM

Part 2. Best Video Setting for Your Samsung Galaxy S Series

The best video setting for the three different Galaxy S models only differs slightly in terms of resolution. Others, such as frame rate, bit rate, channel, etc., remain the same in an MP4 container.

Video Settings

• Encoder:
• Resolution: 854 x 480 (for S6 and S7); 854 x 480 (for S8)
• Frame Rate: 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps
• Bit Rate: 2000 kbps

Audio Settings

• Encoder: AAC
• Channel: 2
• Sample Rate: 48000Hz
• Bit Rate: 128 kbps

Don’t be surprised that sometimes our supported (or as claimed) video files are not recognized or compatible with playbacks. The primary reason is due to the codec differences used to store either the video or audio file. It’s more time consuming and difficult if you don’t know which particular settings to adjust for your videos. In that case, you might wish to convert it with the Wondershare UniConverter (originally Wondershare Video Converter Ultimate), an all-in-one video converter which supports 1000+ output formats and presets for Samsung phones. Learn the main features listed below of this converter and follow the steps to convert videos to Samsung Galaxy phones.

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• Convert videos to Samsung Galaxy supported formats like MP4, M4V, MKV, etc.
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• Edit videos before converting with trimming, cropping, rotating, subtitles, effects, etc.
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• Supported OS: Windows 10/8/7/XP/Vista, macOS 11 Big Sur, 10.15 (Catalina), 10.14, 10.13, 10.12, 10.11, 10.10, 10.9, 10.8, 10.7, 10.6.

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Part 3. Steps to Convert Videos for Samsung Phones Easily

Before the conversion, you need to download and install Wondershare UniConverter on your PC/Mac first from the links above. The steps below are based on the Windows version, but you can also follow the same on Mac.

Step 1 Launch Wondershare Video to Samsung Converter and Add Files

Open Wondershare UniConverter after download and installation. Click on the button from the Converter main interface to choose videos you want to convert to your Samsung Galaxy S phones. If you want to transfer DVD to Samsung tablet, then just connect the DVD to your computer and click the button to find DVD files.

Step 2 Choose Samsung Preset as Output Format

As a Samsung Galaxy S user, you can easily browse to select your choice of mobile phone from the Output Format: drop-down list, choose Device > Samsung, and the specific device model in the right. You can also choose Android > Android General to get the video formats for most Android phones.

Step 3 Convert Videos for Samsung Galaxy Phones

Before the conversion, you can optionally edit the videos by clicking on the Edit icons on the video thumbnail. In the final step, just click on the Start All button to start converting videos to Samsung supported formats. You can find all converted files from the Finished tab.

Tips

If you want to transfer the videos to your Samsung Galaxy phones, move to How to transfer video/audio files to Android device >.

Now you can enjoy your videos or DVD movies without any limits on your Samsung Galaxy S/10/9/8 and more phones. Free download and try Wondershare UniConverter on your Windows/Mac.