AVI vs MP4 , difference between AVI and MP4 format

Comparsion between AVI and MP4

File Extension	AVI	MP4
File Type	Audio Video Interleave File	MPEG-4 Video File
Description	AVI is a video wrapper format created by Microsoft, storing video data that might be encoded with various codecs. AVI files can be played by various video players, but the player must support the codec used to encode the video data.	Developed by the Moving Picture Experts Group (MPEG), MP4 is a multimedia container format standard specified as a part of MPEG-4.
Developed by	Microsoft	Moving Picture Experts Group
Pros	Flexible, works with a wide range of editing and compression programs; have support for multiple video or audio streams	MP4 is are usually compressed; compatible with more devices like iPad, iPod, iPhone, Android Phone and some tablet
Cons	Generally AVI tends to be larger than most video formats due to minimal compression features	require you to wait for pre-buffering before viewing content,
Help You Choose	AVI files can be played by various video players, but the player must support the codec used to encode the video data.	MP4 files are an open standard that everyone can use.
Programs that open AVI/MP4 files	Microsoft Windows Media Player XBMC Apple QuickTime Player	Microsoft Windows Media Player RealPlayer KMPlayer