One hour of video
A one-hour digital video recording with sound, encoded at a specified bitrate.
How big is it?
3.6 GB · data
Data · example
A little perspective
One hour of video vs 128 GB phone: data size comparison
The data size of a 128 GB phone is about 35.6 times the data size of one hour of video.
BYTES OF DATA
A one-hour digital video recording with sound, encoded at a specified bitrate.
Phone storage is the digital memory in a mobile phone used to keep apps, photos, videos and other files.
Measurements, assumptions & sources +
One hour of video
Data: 3.6 GB; example.
A one-hour video at 8 Mbit/s including all streams in the chosen bitrate; overhead ignored.
Defined examples — our methodology
The marked data is calibrated. Unmeasured illustration details are representative.
128 GB phone
Data: 128 GB; example.
128 billion advertised bytes. Operating-system and formatting space are not deducted.
Defined examples — our methodology
The marked data is calibrated. Unmeasured illustration details are representative.
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Why we use 3.6 GB
We compare the data size of one hour of video. This is an illustrative comparison value, not a claim that every example is the same.
A one-hour video at 8 Mbit/s including all streams in the chosen bitrate; overhead ignored.
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Recorded properties
Dimensions and measurements
| Property | Selected value | Recorded range | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3.6 GB | Not recorded | example |
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