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Detailed explanation-1: -IMAP is better if you are going to be accessing your email from multiple devices, such as a work computer and a smart phone. POP3 works better if you are only using one device, but have a very large number of emails. It is also better if you have a poor internet connection and need to access your emails offline.

Detailed explanation-2: -POP3. POP stands for Post Office Protocol. With a POP account, the email you receive is downloaded from your Internet Service Provider (ISP) to your local computer. Then it’s generally deleted from the server.

Detailed explanation-3: -POP3 downloads emails from a server to a single computer, making those emails only accessible on that specific computer. IMAP stores emails on a server and then syncs them across multiple devices. IMAP is more advanced than POP3 and allows you to access your email from anywhere, and on any device.