What is the difference between .gsm and .mp3?
- Extension
- .gsm
- .mp3
- Format
- Binary
- Binary
- Category
- Audio
- Audio
- Developer
- European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI)
- Moving Picture Experts Group
- Description
- A lossy file format used to compress speech in Global Standard for Mobile (GSM) telecommunications. It is very effective for reducing audio file size. However, encoding and decoding audio signals severally is discouraged as the final product will have a lot of noise. Popular with some voice mail software but it is CPU intensive.
- An MP3 file is an audio file saved in a compressed audio format developed by the Moving Picture Experts Group (MPEG) that uses "Layer 3" audio compression. It is commonly used to store music and audiobooks with near-CD quality sound (stereo, 16-bit) and roughly 1/10 the size of a .WAV or .AIF file.
- MIME Type
- audio/x-gsm
- audio/mpeg3
- Sample
- sample.mp3
- Wikipedia
- .gsm on Wikipedia
- .mp3 on Wikipedia