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Can I run Qwen2.5 3B on Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra?

Compatibility verdict VRAM threshold engine
Yes, it runsusable speed

Yes. Qwen2.5 3B runs on Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra at Q4_K_M (~3.3 GB of ~8.5 GB usable).

Needs ~3.3 GB Device usable ~8.5 GB

Runs at Q4_K_M using ~3.3 GB of ~8.5 GB usable. You have room for FP16 for higher quality.

Q4_K_M needed
~3.3 GB
Usable on device
~8.5 GB
Device memory
12 GB
Best quant
Q4_K_M

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 Qwen2.5
Parameters
3.09B
Q4_K_M size
2.1 GB
Q8_0 size
3.62 GB
Context
128k
Ollama tag
qwen2.5:3b
Full Qwen2.5 3B requirements →
Device Android
Memory
12 GB ram
Usable for weights
~8.5 GB
Best runtime
llama.cpp (PocketPal) or MLC-LLM (Adreno GPU path)
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FAQ

Can Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra run Qwen2.5 3B?

Yes. Qwen2.5 3B runs on Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra at Q4_K_M (~3.3 GB of ~8.5 GB usable).

How much memory does Qwen2.5 3B need?

Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra has room to spare. At Q4_K_M the weights are ~2.1 GB; with KV cache and runtime overhead, budget ~3.3 GB at a 4k context.

What is the best tool to run Qwen2.5 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.

Sources

Memory figures are estimates. See methodology.