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Can I run Apple OpenELM 3B on Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra (16GB, 1TB config)?

Compatibility verdict VRAM threshold engine
Yes, it runs usable speed ~24 tok/s est.

Yes. Apple OpenELM 3B runs on Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra (16GB, 1TB config) at Q4_K_M (~3 GB of ~12 GB usable).

Needs ~3 GB Device usable ~12 GB

Runs at Q4_K_M using ~3 GB of ~12 GB usable. You have room for FP16 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 ~9 GB of headroom, room to step up to FP16 for higher quality.

Q4_K_M needed
~3 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
~2.5 GB
Q3_K_M
~2.7 GB
Q4_K_M
~3 GB
Q5_K_M
~3.3 GB
Q6_K
~3.7 GB
Q8_0
~4.2 GB
FP16
~7.3 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 OpenELM
Parameters
3B
Q4_K_M size
1.76 GB
Q8_0 size
3.01 GB
Context
2k
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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 Apple OpenELM 3B?

Yes. Apple OpenELM 3B runs on Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra (16GB, 1TB config) at Q4_K_M (~3 GB of ~12 GB usable).

How much memory does Apple OpenELM 3B need?

Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra (16GB, 1TB config) has room to spare. At Q4_K_M the weights are ~1.76 GB; with KV cache and runtime overhead, budget ~3 GB at a 4k context.

What is the best tool to run Apple OpenELM 3B 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.