With fast-paced mobile life, there is no shortage of moments you want to capture on your iPhone. But sometimes, when you delve into the camera roll list to find a good video to share on social media, you find that the video itself is too big to be uploaded.
The good news is, that there is a super-easy way to check the size of a video on your iPhone. If you’re using an iPhone, it’s a good idea to check the size of your videos before uploading them to social media.
In this article, you’ll learn how to check video size on iPhone in three easy steps.
How To Check Video Size On iPhone
To check video size on iPhone, tap on the “Photos” icon to open the library.
Now, select a video from the library. Tap on the “i” button located on the bottom menu.
Below, you’ll see a table with all the video details like the video quality, resolution, size, frames per second (FPS), and video duration.
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If you don’t see the “i” button then, open the video from the Photos library, tap on the three dots located in the top right corner, and select “Info” from the menu.
Here’s how to check video size on iPhone:
1. Open the Photo library
The first step is to unlock the iPhone. Locate the “Photos” icon on the iPhone’s home screen after unlocking it.
Now, tap it to launch your photo library.
If you don’t see the “Photos” icon, go to the home screen and swipe down to open the search bar.
Now, search for “Photos” and select the “Photos” icon from the results.
2. Select a video
After you open the library, you’ll see a menu bar at the bottom of the screen. This menu will have four icons: Library, For You, Albums, and Search.
Select “Library” from the menu bar. Now, select a video from the library.
The library will have images and well as videos. All videos will have their duration in the bottom right corner.
After you find the video you want to check the size of, simply tap on it to play.
When you open the library, a menu bar will appear at the bottom of the screen. There will be four icons on this menu: Library, For You, Albums, and Search.
From the menu bar, choose “Library”. The library will include both images and videos.
The duration of each video will be displayed in the bottom right corner.
Simply tap on the video to play it.
3. Tap on the “i” icon
After you play the video, you’ll see a menu bar at the bottom of the screen with six icons: Share, Heart, Play, Mute, Info, and Delete.
The first icon will allow you to share the video. If you want to add the video to Favorites. Tap on the “Play” icon to play the video and on the “Mute” icon to mute it. You can delete the video by simply tapping on the “Trash” icon.
To see the video information, tap on the “i” icon from the menu. After you tap on the “i” icon scroll down to see the video information.
In the table, you’ll see the video quality, resolution, size, FPS, and video duration.
If you don’t see the “i” icon, that means you are using an older version of iOS. In this case, you’ll see three dots in the top right corner when you play the video. Tap on the three dots and select “Info” from the menu to see the video size.
Alternatively, go to Settings > General > iPhone Storage > Photos > Scroll down > Review Personal Videos (This method will work on iOS 13)
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
How to see video details on iPhone
To see the video details on iPhone, open the video and tap on the “i” icon located in the bottom menu bar. Scroll down to view the video’s resolution, frame rate, size, and duration.
How to check photo size on iPhone (iOS 13)
To check photo size on iPhone (iOS 13), open the photo and tap on the three dots located on the top right, now select “Info” from the menu.
How to check the video width and height on iPhone
To check the video width and height on iPhone, open the video and tap on the “i” icon located in the bottom menu. Now, scroll down to view the video width and height (For example, 640 x 1136).
Conclusion
The process to check the video size on the iPhone varies depending on the iOS version. The most recent version makes it simple to determine the video size. However, in older versions of iOS, checking the video and image size is a bit more difficult. It is recommended that you install the latest version of iOS in order to easily access the video details.
Fortunately, you don’t have to be concerned because we’ve covered all of the methods for determining video size on iPhone.
