With video chatting you know how the person looks, how they act around you and others, how they are emotionally, and how they talk. You can keep these features in mind, and it shows you how a person is. With texting you have emojis, symbols, and capital speech, which don't tell anything about a person, and it just tells how someone types. Then another thing about video chatting, it is also used in dating. Make sure to setup a video call before getting involved in a relationship.