Can Mistral 7B v0.3 run on Xperia 10 VII?
YES — Runs, barely
Grade C · 50/100 · formula estimate
What this means
Our estimate says Mistral 7B v0.3 should fit, but there is very little memory left for the operating system and other apps.
Download the Q4_K_M version, which is about 4.4 GB. We expect it to use about 5.7 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 3 minutes to finish.
This result is calculated from the phone and model specifications. It has not been measured on this exact phone and setup.
2.6tokens/s
estimated · slower than you read
5.7GB
needed at Q4_K_M
Q4_K_M
quant checked
C
grade · 50/100
needs 5.7 GBusable 6 GB
Snapdragon 6 Gen 38 GB RAMCPU / GPU
Make it bearable
1
Drop context to 2K — saves ~0.3 GB of KV cache and a little speed.
2
Close every other app before loading — the 0.3 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 2.6 tokens/s — slower than you read. A ~300-word reply takes about 154 seconds on this phone.
Where the memory goes
| Component | Detail | GB |
|---|---|---|
| Model weights | Q4_K_M GGUF (4.4 GB) + mmap overhead | 4.6 |
| KV cache | 4K context window | 0.5 |
| Runtime | llama.cpp + app overhead | 0.6 |
| Total needed | at Q4_K_M, 4K context | 5.7 |
| Usable on Xperia 10 VII | 8 GB RAM − Android system reserve | 6 |
| Headroom | left for the OS and your other apps | 0.3 |
Pick your quant
| Quant | Download | Verdict | Speed |
|---|---|---|---|
| IQ1_S | 1.6 GB | ! Runs, barely | ~7.2 tokens/s |
| Q2_K | 2.7 GB | ! Runs, barely | ~4.3 tokens/s |
| Q3_K_M | 3.5 GB | ! Runs, barely | ~3.3 tokens/s |
| IQ4_XS | 3.9 GB | ! Runs, barely | ~3 tokens/s |
| Q4_K_S | 4.1 GB | ! Runs, barely | ~2.8 tokens/s |
| Q4_K_M BEST HERE | 4.4 GB | ! Runs, barely | ~2.6 tokens/s |
| Q5_K_M | 5.1 GB | ✕ Won't fit | won't fit |
| Q6_K | 5.9 GB | ✕ Won't fit | won't fit |
| Q8_0 | 7.7 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 "Mistral 7B v0.3 Q4_K_M" in the in-app model hub — 4.4 GB, use Wi-Fi. Search Hugging Face for
bartowski/Mistral-7B-Instruct-v0.3-GGUF and pick the Q4_K_M file.3
Set context to 4K — expect ~2.6 tokens/s on this phone.
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