Can Gemma 4 E4B run on Moto G Power (2026)?
YES — Runs, barely
Grade C · 45/100 · formula estimate
What this means
Our estimate says Gemma 4 E4B should fit, but there is very little memory left for the operating system and other apps.
Download the Q4_0 version, which is about 4.8 GB. We expect it to use about 5.9 GB of the roughly 6 GB available to a model on this phone.
At the estimated speed, a roughly 300-word answer may take about 4 minutes to finish.
This result is calculated from the phone and model specifications. It has not been measured on this exact phone and setup.
1.6tokens/s
estimated · slower than you read
5.9GB
needed at Q4_0
Q4_0
quant checked
C
grade · 45/100
needs 5.9 GBusable 6 GB
Dimensity 63008 GB RAMCPU / GPU
Make it bearable
1
Drop context to 2K — saves ~0.2 GB of KV cache and a little speed.
2
Close every other app before loading — the 0.1 GB headroom is real; Android may kill the app otherwise.
3
Expect throttling after ~10 min of sustained generation on a phone chassis.
See how fast it feels
Estimated at 1.6 tokens/s — slower than you read. A ~300-word reply takes about 250 seconds on this phone.
Where the memory goes
| Component | Detail | GB |
|---|---|---|
| Model weights | Q4_0 GGUF (4.8 GB) + mmap overhead | 5 |
| KV cache | 4K context window | 0.3 |
| Runtime | llama.cpp + app overhead | 0.6 |
| Total needed | at Q4_0, 4K context | 5.9 |
| Usable on Moto G Power (2026) | 8 GB RAM − Android system reserve | 6 |
| Headroom | left for the OS and your other apps | 0.1 |
Pick your quant
| Quant | Download | Verdict | Speed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q3_K_M | 4.1 GB | ! Runs, barely | ~1.9 tokens/s |
| IQ4_XS | 4.7 GB | ! Runs, barely | ~1.6 tokens/s |
| Q4_0 BEST HERE | 4.8 GB | ! Runs, barely | ~1.6 tokens/s |
| Q4_K_S | 4.8 GB | ! Runs, barely | ~1.6 tokens/s |
| Q4_K_M | 5 GB | ✕ Won't fit | won't fit |
| Q5_K_M | 5.5 GB | ✕ Won't fit | won't fit |
| Q6_K | 7.1 GB | ✕ Won't fit | won't fit |
| Q8_0 | 8.2 GB | ✕ Won't fit | won't fit |
Get it running in 3 steps
1
Install PocketPal from the Play Store — free, no account needed.
2
Download "Gemma 4 E4B Q4_0" in the in-app model hub — 4.8 GB, use Wi-Fi. Search Hugging Face for
unsloth/gemma-4-E4B-it-GGUF and pick the Q4_0 file.3
Set context to 4K — expect ~1.6 tokens/s on this phone.
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