Can grug 9B (ProCreations) run on AQUOS sense9?
YES — Runs, barely
Grade C · 52/100 · formula estimate
What this means
Our estimate says grug 9B (ProCreations) should fit, but there is very little memory left for the operating system and other apps.
Download the Q2_K version, which is about 4.1 GB. We expect it to use about 5.6 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 2 minutes to finish.
This result is calculated from the phone and model specifications. It has not been measured on this exact phone and setup.
2.8tokens/s
estimated · slower than you read
5.6GB
needed at Q2_K
Q2_K
quant checked
C
grade · 52/100
needs 5.6 GBusable 6 GB
Snapdragon 7s Gen 28 GB RAMCPU / GPUAlso sold with 6 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 0.4 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 2.8 tokens/s — slower than you read. A ~300-word reply takes about 143 seconds on this phone.
Where the memory goes
| Component | Detail | GB |
|---|---|---|
| Model weights | Q2_K GGUF (4.1 GB) + mmap overhead | 4.3 |
| KV cache | 4K context window | 0.7 |
| Runtime | llama.cpp + app overhead | 0.6 |
| Total needed | at Q2_K, 4K context | 5.6 |
| Usable on AQUOS sense9 | 8 GB RAM − Android system reserve | 6 |
| Headroom | left for the OS and your other apps | 0.4 |
Pick your quant
| Quant | Download | Verdict | Speed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q2_K BEST HERE | 4.1 GB | ! Runs, barely | ~2.8 tokens/s |
| Q3_K_M | 4.9 GB | ✕ Won't fit | won't fit |
| IQ4_XS | 5.2 GB | ✕ Won't fit | won't fit |
| Q4_0 | 5.5 GB | ✕ Won't fit | won't fit |
| Q4_K_S | 5.6 GB | ✕ Won't fit | won't fit |
| Q4_K_M | 5.9 GB | ✕ Won't fit | won't fit |
| Q5_K_M | 6.9 GB | ✕ Won't fit | won't fit |
| 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) Q2_K" in the in-app model hub — 4.1 GB, use Wi-Fi. Search Hugging Face for
bartowski/ProCreations_grug-9b-GGUF and pick the Q2_K file.3
Set context to 4K — expect ~2.8 tokens/s on this phone.
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