What file format are SMS files usually stored as?

BigToque

Lifer
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I've got my Samsung a920 hooked up to my computer and can copy the SMS files off the phone, but you can't read them. They are obviously not stored in plain text format.

Is there a standard format that these files are usually stored as? Or is this likely something used only by samsung?