Can DeepSeek R1 Distill 7B run on Galaxy S26?
YES — Runs great
Grade A · 82/100 · formula estimate
What this means
Our estimate says DeepSeek R1 Distill 7B should fit comfortably on your Galaxy S26.
Download the Q4_K_M version, which is about 4.7 GB. We expect it to use about 6.1 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 49 seconds to finish.
This result is calculated from the phone and model specifications. It has not been measured on this exact phone and setup.
8.1tokens/s
estimated · faster than you read
6.1GB
needed at Q4_K_M
Q4_K_M
quant checked
A
grade · 82/100
needs 6.1 GBusable 9 GB
Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 512 GB RAMCPU / GPU
See how fast it feels
Estimated at 8.1 tokens/s — faster than you read. A ~300-word reply takes about 49 seconds on this phone.
Where the memory goes
| Component | Detail | GB |
|---|---|---|
| Model weights | Q4_K_M GGUF (4.7 GB) + mmap overhead | 4.9 |
| KV cache | 4K context window | 0.5 |
| Runtime | llama.cpp + app overhead | 0.6 |
| Total needed | at Q4_K_M, 4K context | 6.1 |
| Usable on Galaxy S26 | 12 GB RAM − Android system reserve | 9 |
| Headroom | left for the OS and your other apps | 2.9 |
Pick your quant
| Quant | Download | Verdict | Speed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q2_K | 3 GB | ✓ Runs great | ~12.7 tokens/s |
| Q3_K_M | 3.8 GB | ✓ Runs great | ~10 tokens/s |
| IQ4_XS | 4.2 GB | ✓ Runs great | ~9.1 tokens/s |
| Q4_0 | 4.4 GB | ✓ Runs great | ~8.7 tokens/s |
| Q4_K_S | 4.5 GB | ✓ Runs great | ~8.5 tokens/s |
| Q4_K_M BEST HERE | 4.7 GB | ✓ Runs great | ~8.1 tokens/s |
| Q5_K_M | 5.4 GB | ! Runs, barely | ~7.1 tokens/s |
| Q6_K | 6.3 GB | ! Runs, barely | ~6.1 tokens/s |
| Q8_0 | 8.1 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 "DeepSeek R1 Distill 7B Q4_K_M" in the in-app model hub — 4.7 GB, use Wi-Fi. Search Hugging Face for
bartowski/DeepSeek-R1-Distill-Qwen-7B-GGUF and pick the Q4_K_M file.3
Set context to 4K — expect ~8.1 tokens/s on this phone.
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