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Can I run Granite 4.1 8B on Generic Android Phone (8GB RAM)?

Compatibility verdict VRAM threshold engine

No, not enough memory would not load

No. Granite 4.1 8B needs ~6.8 GB even at Q4_K_M, but Generic Android Phone (8GB RAM) only has ~4.5 GB usable.

Needs ~6.8 GB Device usable ~4.5 GB

Needs ~6.8 GB even at Q4_K_M, but only ~4.5 GB is usable.

That figure is at a 4k context and moves about ±15% as context length changes.

The gap is about 2.3 GB: Granite 4.1 8B needs roughly 6.8 GB at Q4_K_M and Generic Android Phone (8GB RAM) leaves only about 4.5 GB usable for a model. The lightest tracked hardware that runs Granite 4.1 8B is the Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 (12GB) at 12 GB. See Granite 4.1 8B on Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 (12GB).

Q4_K_M needed: ~6.8 GB
Usable on device: ~4.5 GB
Device memory: 8 GB

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Which quant fits

Quant ladder vs ~4.5 GB usable

Q2_K

~5.2 GB

Q3_K_M

~5.8 GB

Q4_K_M

~6.8 GB

Q5_K_M

~7.8 GB

Q6_K

~8.7 GB

Q8_0

~10.8 GB

FP16

~19.5 GB

The line marks Generic Android Phone (8GB RAM)'s ~4.5 GB budget; rungs past it are too large.

How to run it

On Android use PocketPal AI (Polished app, download GGUF and run offline.).

Model Granite

Parameters: 8.8B
Q4_K_M size: 5.3 GB
Q8_0 size: 9.3 GB
Context: 128k
Ollama tag: granite4.1:8b

Full Granite 4.1 8B requirements →

Device Android

Memory: 8 GB ram
Usable for weights: ~4.5 GB
Best runtime: llama.cpp (PocketPal or SmolChat)

Best models for Generic Android Phone (8GB RAM) →

What you can run instead

Run Granite 4.1 8B on other hardware

Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 (12GB)Nvidia GeForce RTX 4070 (12GB)Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra Generic Android Phone (12GB RAM)iPhone 17 Pro iPhone Air

FAQ

Can Generic Android Phone (8GB RAM) run Granite 4.1 8B?

No. Granite 4.1 8B needs ~6.8 GB even at Q4_K_M, but Generic Android Phone (8GB RAM) only has ~4.5 GB usable.

How much memory does Granite 4.1 8B need?

Generic Android Phone (8GB RAM) does not have enough memory. At Q4_K_M the weights are ~5.3 GB; with KV cache and runtime overhead, budget ~6.8 GB at a 4k context.

What is the best tool to run Granite 4.1 8B on Android?

On Android, PocketPal AI (Polished app, download GGUF and run offline.) is the go-to option. NPU acceleration is limited and chip-specific; most apps run on CPU. Expect 1B-4B class.

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Sources

Weights are measured from GGUF files; KV cache and overhead are computed, so totals can vary ~15% with context and runtime. Any tok/s is a bandwidth estimate. See methodology.