text model · Llama 4 · Android
Can I run Llama 4 Scout on Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra (16GB, 1TB config)?
No. Llama 4 Scout needs ~64.2 GB even at Q4_K_M, but Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra (16GB, 1TB config) only has ~12 GB usable.
Needs ~64.2 GB even at Q4_K_M, but only ~12 GB is usable.
- Q4_K_M needed
- ~64.2 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.
- Parameters
- 109B (MoE, 17B active)
- Q4_K_M size
- 60.87 GB
- Context
- 128k
- Ollama tag
- llama4:scout
- Memory
- 16 GB ram
- Usable for weights
- ~12 GB
- Best runtime
- llama.cpp (PocketPal) or MLC-LLM (Adreno GPU path)
What you can run instead
Run Llama 4 Scout on other hardware
FAQ
Can Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra (16GB, 1TB config) run Llama 4 Scout?
No. Llama 4 Scout needs ~64.2 GB even at Q4_K_M, but Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra (16GB, 1TB config) only has ~12 GB usable.
How much memory does Llama 4 Scout need?
Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra (16GB, 1TB config) does not have enough memory. At Q4_K_M the weights are ~60.87 GB; with KV cache and runtime overhead, budget ~64.2 GB at a 4k context. It is a Mixture-of-Experts model (109B total / 17B active), so all experts must stay in memory; memory tracks total params, not active params.
What is the best tool to run Llama 4 Scout 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.