Can Ternary Bonsai 8B run on HONOR Robot Phone?

YESRuns great
Formula estimate

What this means

Our estimate says Ternary Bonsai 8B should fit comfortably on your HONOR Robot Phone.

Download the Q2_0 version, which is about 2.2 GB. We expect it to use about 3.5 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 23 seconds to finish.

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

17.3tokens/s
estimated · instant
3.5GB
needed at Q2_0
Q2_0
quant checked
needs 3.5 GBusable 12 GB
Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 516 GB RAMCPU / GPU

See how fast it feels

Estimated at 17.3 tokens/s — instant. A ~300-word reply takes about 23 seconds on this phone.

Live demo · 17.3 tokens/s

Where the memory goes

ComponentDetailGB
Model weightsQ2_0 GGUF (2.2 GB) + mmap overhead2.3
KV cache4K context window0.6
Runtimellama.cpp + app overhead0.6
Total neededat Q2_0, 4K context3.5
Working budget16 GB RAM Android system reserve12
Headroomremaining inside the working budget8.5

Pick your quant

QuantDownloadVerdictSpeed
Q2_0 BEST HERE2.2 GB Runs great~17.3 tokens/s
Q2_0_g64 2.3 GB Runs great~16.6 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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