When you "zip" a file, you'll compress its data and reduce how much space it takes up on your computer or phone.
You can properly compress video on your iPhone using a third-party app to free up storage space or transfer a video file to other devices.
But if you use Google Drive, all your photos, videos and other random documents might be eating up the 15GB of free storage Google Drive provides. If you run out of storage, you'll see a message ...