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Can I run RNJ-1 8B on Generic Android Phone (12GB RAM)?
Yes. RNJ-1 8B runs on Generic Android Phone (12GB RAM) at Q4_K_M (~6.3 GB of ~8.5 GB usable).
Runs at Q4_K_M using ~6.3 GB of ~8.5 GB usable.
That figure is at a 4k context and moves about ±15% as context length changes. Generic Android Phone (12GB RAM) leaves ~2.2 GB of headroom.
- Q4_K_M needed
- ~6.3 GB
- Usable on device
- ~8.5 GB
- Device memory
- 12 GB
- Best quant
- Q4_K_M
Which quant fits
How to run it
On Android use PocketPal AI (Polished app, download GGUF and run offline.).
- Parameters
- 8B
- Q4_K_M size
- 4.76 GB
- Q8_0 size
- 8.23 GB
- Context
- 32k
- Ollama tag
- rnj-1:8b
- Memory
- 12 GB ram
- Usable for weights
- ~8.5 GB
- Best runtime
- llama.cpp (PocketPal) or MLC-LLM
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FAQ
Can Generic Android Phone (12GB RAM) run RNJ-1 8B?
Yes. RNJ-1 8B runs on Generic Android Phone (12GB RAM) at Q4_K_M (~6.3 GB of ~8.5 GB usable).
How much memory does RNJ-1 8B need?
Generic Android Phone (12GB RAM) has room to spare. At Q4_K_M the weights are ~4.76 GB; with KV cache and runtime overhead, budget ~6.3 GB at a 4k context.
What is the best tool to run RNJ-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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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.