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Can I run Granite 4.1 8B on Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra (16GB, 1TB config)?

Compatibility verdict VRAM threshold engine
Yes, it runs slow on this hardware ~8 tok/s est.

Yes. Granite 4.1 8B runs on Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra (16GB, 1TB config) at Q4_K_M (~6.8 GB of ~12 GB usable).

Needs ~6.8 GB Device usable ~12 GB

Runs at Q4_K_M using ~6.8 GB of ~12 GB usable. You have room for Q8_0 for higher quality.

That figure is at a 4k context and moves about ±15% as context length changes. Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra (16GB, 1TB config) leaves ~5.2 GB of headroom, room to step up to Q8_0 for higher quality.

Q4_K_M needed
~6.8 GB
Usable on device
~12 GB
Device memory
16 GB
Best quant
Q4_K_M
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Which quant fits

Quant ladder vs ~12 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 Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra (16GB, 1TB config)'s ~12 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
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Device Android
Memory
16 GB ram
Usable for weights
~12 GB
Best runtime
llama.cpp (PocketPal) or MLC-LLM (Adreno GPU path)
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FAQ

Can Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra (16GB, 1TB config) run Granite 4.1 8B?

Yes. Granite 4.1 8B runs on Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra (16GB, 1TB config) at Q4_K_M (~6.8 GB of ~12 GB usable).

How much memory does Granite 4.1 8B need?

Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra (16GB, 1TB config) has room to spare. 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.