Can Gemma 4 12B run on Galaxy S26 FE?

Galaxy S26 FE is not officially announced yet — chip and RAM below are consistent leaked specs. This page updates the moment official specs land.
NOWon't fit
Formula estimate

What this means

None of the versions we checked fit safely on this phone. The checked version needs about 8.8 GB, while we estimate that the model can use about 6 GB.

Try a smaller model, or use this model on a device with more memory.

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

−2.8GB short
memory that doesn't exist here
8.8GB
needed at Q4_0
Q4_0
quant checked
needs 8.8 GBusable 6 GB · short 2.8 GB
Exynos 25008 GB RAMCPU / GPU

Three ways forward

1
Try a smaller quant
No quant of Gemma 4 12B fits this phone — even the smallest is too big. Options 2 and 3 are your real choices.
2
Same family, smaller
Gemma 3 4B · Q4_K_M · 2.5 GB
~13.8 tokens/s here
check Gemma 3 4B
3
Run it in the cloud
The full Gemma 4 12B, no download, at data-center speed — pay per token.
provider recommendations coming later

Where the memory goes

ComponentDetailGB
Model weightsQ4_0 GGUF (7 GB) + mmap overhead7.4
KV cache4K context window0.8
Runtimellama.cpp + app overhead0.6
Total neededat Q4_0, 4K context8.8
Working budget8 GB RAM Android system reserve6
Headroommemory shortfall−2.8

Pick your quant

QuantDownloadVerdictSpeed
Q4_0 7 GB Won't fitwon't fit

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