How to Play Any 4K Videos on iPhone?

Date June 20, 2017 Author Catherine Category 4K, Video Tips

Good news, iPhone 8 is coming which will attracts more iPhone fans. Most users are eager to know iPhone can play 4K UHD video or not on earth? Disappointedly, until now, including the iPhone 8, we still can’t get any official news that iPhone can support 4K video. In other words, users still can’t play 4K video on iPhone, we know iPhone can record or capture the 4K video, but play 4K UHD video on iPhone is another thing. 4K UHD video resolution is 3840*2160 (16:9) or 4096*2160 (17:9), but iPhone only can support HD video resolution.

Why Can’t Play 4K UHD video on iPhone?

Point 1: 4K UHD video High Resolution

Point 2: 4K UHD Video Huge Storage

Now, 4K is becoming more and more popular, we can get 4K video from Youtube, 4K Camera, Drone, etc. Most people don’t know iPhone can take full use of the advanced A8 or even iPhone 8 uses a faster A11 processor, why can’t support 4K video? Except the 4K resolution, 4K video size is an important reason, approximately one minute 4K video will take 2GB storage, let’s do a multiplication, one hour of raw 4K video content requires about 110GB storage. Do you want to store 4K videos on iPhone instead of other interesting apps? Of course not.

Point 3: 4K Video High Bandwidth

Some users may have another idea: Stream 4K video instead storing 4K video on iPhone, great, good idea. But you know the 4K video is strict to the video bandwidth, we often take the iPhone with us on workplace, at home, resultant, school, etc. These place can’t provide then high internet speed, even you have 4K video on iPhone, even iPhone can support the 4K video, I hope you won’t be satisfied with the 4K video playback, you may get crazy due to the choppy 4K video playback. That because the minimum 4K streaming speed is up to 15-20Mbps.A smooth 4K video playback, your internet speed is at least 25Mbps. Now, only 9% of U.S. homes now can sustain the average 15 Mbps broadband speeds for streaming 4K/Ultra HD video.

New Option For Playing 4K Video on iPhone

From above information, we know why iPhone still can’t support 4K video, considering various factors, then how to play the 4K video on iPhone? Will drop the 4K video? Don’t be sad, if you meet the Pavtube iMedia Converter for Mac, you can save the multiple 4K videos, this software can provide the reliable safeguard, you can input any 4K video, from any source. At here, you can convert 4K video to iPhone 7, iPhone 6, iPhone 6 Plus, etc. All the iPhone series are supported by this software.

This software can be the professional HD/UHD video converter, you can convert 4K video to iPhone with various video formats, such as: MP4, H,264, AVI, MOV, etc. In addition, you can choose the iPad, TV, PC as your new 4K video selection. You don’t worry about the output video quality, I believe you even can’t recognize the difference between4K and HD on iPhone. For better 4K video enjoyment on iPhone, you can adjust the video aspect ratio, like: 4:3 or 16:9 at the video editing menu. More features you can read this review.

Quick Guide to Convert 4K to iPhone for Better Playback

Step 1. Launch and Open 4K to iPhone Converter

Download and install the HD video converter on your PC. Launch it and click “File” to import your 4K video. Except the common 4K video. You must can’t image that this software even can support 4K Blu-ray, you can enjoy the Blu-ray movies on iPhone at will.

Step 2. Choose 4K to iPhone video format.

Click “Format”, from its drop-down option, there are many category, you can choose one video formats from them, for example: Choose “H.264 HD Video (*.mp4)” from “HD Video” main category. You can find the iPhone profile, you can also choose the output video formats from “iPhone” abd choose your iPhone type.

If you don’t want to change your 4K video formats, you also can play 4K video on iPhone, you just need to click “Setting” button to adjust 4K video parameters. For example: You can choose adjust the audio codes: AAC, change the 4K video resolution: from 3840*2160. to 1080P. Other parameters are also can be changed by yourself.

Step 4. Carry out the Conversion.

After all setting is completed, hit right-bottom “Convert” button to start an exciting 4K video to iPhone conversion. Just wait for a while, you can play converted 4k video on iPhone 7, iPhone 6, etc.

After you get the new video, you can save the video to iPhone, then choose a iPhone player, next, you just need to enjoy any 4K video on iPhone. If you met other video compatibility issue on iPhone, this video converter can be your best video assistant.