The Synrgic Uno can be purchased from today online for US$320 (S$400) with free international shipping. The phone is designed and developed in Singapore and manufactured in Korea.
The Synrgic Uno is available from today at US$320 (S$400).
The Android 4 ICS smartphone has a 4.7-inch 16:9 S-IPS LCD (Corning Gorilla Glass) with 1280 x 720 pixels.
Market positioning
Affordably priced at S$400, the Synrgic Uno is positioned more as an entry-level smartphone amongst against the likes of Nokia’s Lumia 520, Sony Xperia L and Samsung GALAXY Express.
The specs are remarkably similar to the LG 4X HD.
It certainly does not have any pretensions to challenge flagship models such as Lumia 920, Xperia Z, HTC One and GALAXY S4.
Synrgic’s stated main markets are therefore Indonesia, Thailand, Malaysia and China, rather than brand-conscious Singapore.
The Synrgic Uno has an 8-megapixel rear camera and a 2-megapixel front camera (capable of capturing 1080p Full HD video).
Hands on
The Synrgic Uno measures 135 x 71 x 9.5 mm and weighs only 133g with the removable 2,300 mAh Li-Po battery.
The volume buttons, microUSB port and power button along the sides of the Synrgic Uno.
The Android implementation is pretty stock with little additional customisation.
The company says it will be upgraded to Jelly Bean within the next quarter.
The phone felt light and responsive while the camera’s image quality was pretty good, although features and functionality of the camera was quite limited.
The Uno is equipped with NFC while the Mobile High-Definition Link (MHL) shares photos and videos from the phone to HDTVs easily and instantly.
| Synrgic Uno | |
| OS | Android 4.0.4 (ICS) |
| Screen | 4.7″ S-IPS |
| Resolution | 1280 x 720 |
| Battery | 2,300 mAh |
| Processor | 1.5 GHz TI Dual-core OMAP 4470 |
| Camera | Rear: 8mp |
| Front: 2mp | |
| Video | 1080p |
| Memory | Int: 16 GB |
| Ext: 32 GB microSD | |
| Size /mm | 135 x 71 x 9.5 |
| Weight | 133 g |
| Price | S$400 |
The smartphone sports by a Dual-core dual-channel 1.5GHz Texas Instruments OMAP 4470 Application Processor with 1GB DDR2 RAM.
It comes with 16GB internal storage and a microSD slot for up to 32GB.
For enhanced energy efficiency, two additional companion M3 cores perform simple computing tasks.
The OMAP 4470 features Imagination Technologies’ SGX544 graphics-processing core for extreme graphics performance.
A special power-saving Vivante companion GPU takes over during less intensive loads to conserve even more power.
For a limited time, a second 2300mAh Lithium Polymer battery worth US$16 is included free with every purchase.
The Synrgic Uno feels light at 133g and has stock Android implementation with little embellishments.
Synrgic also introduced a 1-for-1 Synergic Exchange program where customers can exchange their unit for a new one if it is found to be defective during the one year warranty.
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