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Can I run Llama 3.3 70B on Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra (16GB, 1TB config)?

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No, not enough memory would not load

No. Llama 3.3 70B needs ~45.3 GB even at Q4_K_M, but Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra (16GB, 1TB config) only has ~12 GB usable.

Needs ~45.3 GB Device usable ~12 GB

Needs ~45.3 GB even at Q4_K_M, but only ~12 GB is usable.

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

The gap is about 33.3 GB: Llama 3.3 70B needs roughly 45.3 GB at Q4_K_M and Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra (16GB, 1TB config) leaves only about 12 GB usable for a model. The lightest tracked hardware that runs Llama 3.3 70B is the Apple M4 Max (64GB) at 64 GB. See Llama 3.3 70B on Apple M4 Max (64GB).

Q4_K_M needed
~45.3 GB
Usable on device
~12 GB
Device memory
16 GB
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Which quant fits

Quant ladder vs ~12 GB usable
Q2_K
~32.1 GB
Q3_K_M
~37 GB
Q4_K_M
~45.3 GB
Q5_K_M
~52.7 GB
Q6_K
~60.2 GB
Q8_0
~77.8 GB
FP16
~142.8 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 Llama
Parameters
70B
Q4_K_M size
42.52 GB
Q8_0 size
74.98 GB
Context
128k
Ollama tag
llama3.3:70b
Full Llama 3.3 70B requirements →
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 Llama 3.3 70B?

No. Llama 3.3 70B needs ~45.3 GB even at Q4_K_M, but Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra (16GB, 1TB config) only has ~12 GB usable.

How much memory does Llama 3.3 70B need?

Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra (16GB, 1TB config) does not have enough memory. At Q4_K_M the weights are ~42.52 GB; with KV cache and runtime overhead, budget ~45.3 GB at a 4k context.

What is the best tool to run Llama 3.3 70B 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.