Can grug 9B (ProCreations) run on Motorola Razr (2024)?
YES — Runs, barely
Grade B · 59/100 · formula estimate
What this means
Our estimate says grug 9B (ProCreations) should fit, but replies are likely to arrive slowly.
Download the Q4_K_M version, which is about 5.9 GB. We expect it to use about 7.5 GB of the roughly 9 GB available to a model on this phone.
At the estimated speed, a roughly 300-word answer may take about 5 minutes to finish.
This result is calculated from the phone and model specifications. It has not been measured on this exact phone and setup.
1.3tokens/s
estimated · slower than you read
7.5GB
needed at Q4_K_M
Q4_K_M
quant checked
B
grade · 59/100
needs 7.5 GBusable 9 GB
Dimensity 7300X12 GB RAMCPU / GPUAlso sold with 8 GB
Make it bearable
1
Drop context to 2K — saves ~0.4 GB of KV cache and a little speed.
2
Close every other app before loading — the 1.5 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 1.3 tokens/s — slower than you read. A ~300-word reply takes about 308 seconds on this phone.
Where the memory goes
| Component | Detail | GB |
|---|---|---|
| Model weights | Q4_K_M GGUF (5.9 GB) + mmap overhead | 6.2 |
| KV cache | 4K context window | 0.7 |
| Runtime | llama.cpp + app overhead | 0.6 |
| Total needed | at Q4_K_M, 4K context | 7.5 |
| Usable on Motorola Razr (2024) | 12 GB RAM − Android system reserve | 9 |
| Headroom | left for the OS and your other apps | 1.5 |
Pick your quant
| Quant | Download | Verdict | Speed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q2_K | 4.1 GB | ! Runs, barely | ~1.9 tokens/s |
| Q3_K_M | 4.9 GB | ! Runs, barely | ~1.6 tokens/s |
| IQ4_XS | 5.2 GB | ! Runs, barely | ~1.5 tokens/s |
| Q4_0 | 5.5 GB | ! Runs, barely | ~1.4 tokens/s |
| Q4_K_S | 5.6 GB | ! Runs, barely | ~1.4 tokens/s |
| Q4_K_M BEST HERE | 5.9 GB | ! Runs, barely | ~1.3 tokens/s |
| Q5_K_M | 6.9 GB | ! Runs, barely | ~1.1 tokens/s |
| Q6_K | 7.7 GB | ✕ Won't fit | won't fit |
| Q8_0 | 9.5 GB | ✕ Won't fit | won't fit |
Get it running in 3 steps
1
Install PocketPal from Google Play — free, no account needed.
2
Download "grug 9B (ProCreations) Q4_K_M" in the in-app model hub — 5.9 GB, use Wi-Fi. Search Hugging Face for
bartowski/ProCreations_grug-9b-GGUF and pick the Q4_K_M file.3
Set context to 4K — expect ~1.3 tokens/s on this phone.
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