Oppo’s audio products are often among the more recommended and popular options in the market, including their Bluetooth products. So, when the company launched the Enco Air3 Pro recently, the expectations from the product are quite high with some people interested to see what it brings to the table. Available at Rs. 4,999, let’s see if these true wireless earbuds are worth it or not.
Design and fit: The buds come in a glossy plastic oval-shaped case that has a translucent double-layered top and can be opened and closed with one hand. On the front of the case, you have an LED indicator, Oppo branding, while the bottom houses the USB type C port. The buds themselves fit in the case really well with no movements and placement issues any time. The buds are IP55 water and dust resistant (the case isn’t) and have a slightly elongated stem cell design with clear markings for the left and right buds. You get two extra pairs of eartips of different sizes in the box, but I found the default ones to fit well enough. These didn’t require much adjustments on the first try and were comfortable to be used for longer sessions of listening, too. The buds also carry visible magnets at their bottom for the case.
Sound quality and experience: The Enco Air3 Pro buds support Bluetooth 5.3 with Fast Pair connectivity. You get SBC, AAC audio codecs as well as LDAC, which is nice to see for this price segment. The buds have touch controls enar the top and can be configured using the HeyMelody app or earbuds settings within Bluetooth if you use these with an Oppo or OnePlus phone. The app also provides three different presets (though no fully customizable EQ), adjust ANC, and also things like Golden Audio for with which the buds adjust audio output settings based on your ear size and shape. As per Oppo, the Enco Air3 Pro are the first wireless earbuds to come with a natural bamboo fibre diaphragm, which can help these reach 40kHz audio frequencies, generally not seen at this price point.
Coming to the audio quality, I found the buds to give balanced audio output most of the times. You get really clean and clear mids to trebles with no sacrifice of vocals going at the same time. Bass boost on the default settings is slightly on the higher side but it doesn’t overpower or let other elements tone down much. I really liked how nicely it handled rock and metal instruments, which a lot of budget TWS can struggle with, giving a decent soundstage to the overall sound output. Oppo seems to have done a good job when itcomes to giving a well-tuned pair of wireless earbuds that don’t mess up handling various frequencies.
Talking about the active noise cancellation, this is perhaps one area where the Enco Air3 Pro don’t exactly hit the home run. You can get decent noise cancellation when using indorrs with low frequency sounds, but with slightly mid to high frequency sounds or when outdoors or commuting, the ANC can be a bit ineffective despite trying both smart and Max ANC modes.
Battery life and other features: The bud has a 43mAh battery unit while the case carries 440mAh. I got around 5.5 hours or playback with no case usage and ANC switched off, and more than 28 hours with the case included, which is pretty good.
The buds support connecting with two devices at once and switching between the two to take calls or play music or something works without too many hiccups in between. Also, you can use only one bud at a time, if required, plus these also have in-ear detection where your music stops playing as soon as you remove them and resume when you wear them back.
Verdict: It wouldn’t be a long stretch to say Oppo here has really got a lot of things right and some even best in under Rs. 5,000 price segment for true wireless earbuds. So, if you’re looking for a TWS with balanced and high quality sound quality for the price, good battery life and comfortable fit, the Oppo Enco Air3 Pro are certainly one of the options that should be on your priority list.