What is the difference between .m4r and .mp3?
- Extension
- .m4r
- .mp3
- Format
- Binary
- Binary
- Category
- Audio
- Audio
- Developer
- Apple Inc.
- Moving Picture Experts Group
- Description
- M4R is an iTunes ringtone file that stores mono channel audio. They are identical to the M4A format files only that they are correctly used for ringtones.
- 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-m4r
- audio/mpeg3
- Sample
- sample.mp3
- Wikipedia
- .m4r on Wikipedia
- .mp3 on Wikipedia