title: What video encoder gives best performance on an Android device for given quality?
body: <p>I'm trying to determine the best encoder or encoding parameters to play as high resolution (quality) video on an Android phone as possible. I do not care much about file size, it can be triple the size of a "properly compressed" video as long as it plays smoothly. All encoders are optimized for best quality in as a small file as possible by default at the expense of computing power needed to decode the video - I'd like to optimize for computing power at the expense of file size.</p>
  
  <p>So essentially I'd like to know how to effectively unburden the decoder at the expense of increasing the file size so the video plays without any artifacts or freezes.</p>
  
  <p>Can anyone recommend a technique to achieve this?</p>
  
  <p>To clarify: I have a locally available file in very high quality (1440p) which I'd like to transcode to as much playable resolution/quality as possible while not caring about file size (1080p+).</p>
  
  <p>Thank you.</p>