Can Ternary Bonsai 1.7B run on Galaxy Z Fold8 Ultra?

YESRuns great
Formula estimate

What this means

Our estimate says Ternary Bonsai 1.7B should fit comfortably on your Galaxy Z Fold8 Ultra.

Download the Q2_0 version, which is about 0.5 GB. We expect it to use about 1.2 GB of the roughly 12 GB available to a model on this phone.

At the estimated speed, a roughly 300-word answer may take about 5 seconds to finish.

This result is calculated from the phone and model specifications. It has not been measured on this exact phone and setup.

76.3tokens/s
estimated · instant
1.2GB
needed at Q2_0
Q2_0
quant checked
needs 1.2 GBusable 12 GB
Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 516 GB RAMCPU / GPUAlso sold with 12 GB

See how fast it feels

Estimated at 76.3 tokens/s — instant. A ~300-word reply takes about 5 seconds on this phone.

Live demo · 76.3 tokens/s

Where the memory goes

ComponentDetailGB
Model weightsQ2_0 GGUF (0.5 GB) + mmap overhead0.5
KV cache4K context window0.1
Runtimellama.cpp + app overhead0.6
Total neededat Q2_0, 4K context1.2
Working budget16 GB RAM Android system reserve12
Headroomremaining inside the working budget10.8

Pick your quant

QuantDownloadVerdictSpeed
Q2_0 BEST HERE0.5 GB Runs great~76.3 tokens/s
Q2_0_g64 0.5 GB Runs great~76.3 tokens/s

Use the supported phone path

The model fits in memory, but this exact download is not a PocketPal model.

The current App Store and Play Store versions of PocketPal cannot load this tracked ternary file. Memory fit does not make this exact download beginner-ready.

For the same kind of chat in PocketPal, use this supported build instead:

Check Bonsai 27B (1-bit)

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