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Can I run MiniMax-M1-80k on Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra (16GB, 1TB config only)?

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No. MiniMax-M1-80k needs ~284.6 GB even at Q4_K_M, but Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra (16GB, 1TB config only) only has ~12 GB usable.

Needs ~284.6 GB Device usable ~12 GB

Needs ~284.6 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 272.6 GB: MiniMax-M1-80k needs roughly 284.6 GB at Q4_K_M and Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra (16GB, 1TB config only) leaves only about 12 GB usable for a model. No single tracked device has enough memory; MiniMax-M1-80k needs a multi-GPU or high-memory rig.

Q4_K_M needed: ~284.6 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

~196.9 GB

Q3_K_M

~228.8 GB

Q4_K_M

~284.6 GB

Q5_K_M

~330.8 GB

Q6_K

~379.8 GB

Q8_0

~490.4 GB

FP16

~917.9 GB

The line marks Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra (16GB, 1TB config only)'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 MiniMax

Parameters: 456B (MoE, 45.9B active)
Q4_K_M size: 278.7 GB
Context: 1000k

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Device Android

Memory: 16 GB ram
Usable for weights: ~12 GB
Power draw: ~8 W
Best runtime: llama.cpp (PocketPal) or MLC-LLM (Adreno GPU path)

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FAQ

Can Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra (16GB, 1TB config only) run MiniMax-M1-80k?

No. MiniMax-M1-80k needs ~284.6 GB even at Q4_K_M, but Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra (16GB, 1TB config only) only has ~12 GB usable.

How much memory does MiniMax-M1-80k need?

Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra (16GB, 1TB config only) does not have enough memory. At Q4_K_M the weights are ~278.7 GB; with KV cache and runtime overhead, budget ~284.6 GB at a 4k context. It is a Mixture-of-Experts model (456B total / 45.9B active), so all experts must stay in memory; memory tracks total params, not active params.

What is the best tool to run MiniMax-M1-80k 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.