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Can I run Granite 4.0 H Small on Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra (16GB, 1TB config)?

Compatibility verdict VRAM threshold engine
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No. Granite 4.0 H Small needs ~20.4 GB even at Q4_K_M, but Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra (16GB, 1TB config) only has ~12 GB usable.

Needs ~20.4 GB Device usable ~12 GB

Needs ~20.4 GB even at Q4_K_M, but only ~12 GB is usable.

Q4_K_M needed
~20.4 GB
Usable on device
~12 GB
Device memory
16 GB

How to run it

On Android use PocketPal AI (Polished app, download GGUF and run offline.). NPU acceleration is limited and chip-specific; most apps run on CPU. Expect 1B-4B class.

Model Granite
Parameters
32B (MoE, 9B active)
Q4_K_M size
18.23 GB
Q8_0 size
31.91 GB
Context
128k
Ollama tag
granite4:small-h
Full Granite 4.0 H Small 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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What you can run instead

Run Granite 4.0 H Small on other hardware

FAQ

Can Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra (16GB, 1TB config) run Granite 4.0 H Small?

No. Granite 4.0 H Small needs ~20.4 GB even at Q4_K_M, but Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra (16GB, 1TB config) only has ~12 GB usable.

How much memory does Granite 4.0 H Small need?

Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra (16GB, 1TB config) does not have enough memory. At Q4_K_M the weights are ~18.23 GB; with KV cache and runtime overhead, budget ~20.4 GB at a 4k context. It is a Mixture-of-Experts model (32B total / 9B active), so all experts must stay in memory; memory tracks total params, not active params.

What is the best tool to run Granite 4.0 H Small 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.

Sources

Memory figures are estimates. See methodology.