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Sami here.
Today we are going to take a quick look at Oppo's new budget ANC earbuds - the Enco Free 2.
It was released alongside the Oppo Reno 6 series phone.
BTW, I actually was invited to the Oppo launch event.
It was mind-blowing, I just like how things organized here.
I also met Oppo's president of its China business, my content partner Eva and her son, and also
a bunch of other top tech reviewers from China.
And you know what I also got my brand new Oppo Reno 6 Pro phone, anyway, those will
be in my later videos, stay tuned for that.
Today in this video we'll just focus on the Enco Free 2, which I borrowed from another
friend Liu Jiaming from the launch event, I'll put a link to him in the description,
you can check it out if you are interested.
I shot all the scenes at the airport and the airplane, the time of shooting this video
is short but I will try to give all my honest first impression, hope you like it.
Before we get it unboxed, let’s check all the highlights that’s on the packaging.
They come with Personalized noise reduction, Oppo and Dynaudio tuning, Transparent mode,
Triple-mic noise-canceling for calls, Bluetooth 5.2, and up to 30 hours of music playback.
For sure I will tell you how they are later.
The box comes with some paperwork, it’s really detailed and shows everything you need
to know about the earbuds.
It gives you quick guides of how to choose the best eartips for you to get the best active
noise canceling result, how to use the earbuds, and more.
Then is the oval-shaped charging case.
It’s elegant and minimalistic.
One indicator on the front to show the battery status, one physical key on the side for pairing,
an OPPO logo on the back, and a type-c charging port, that’s it.
The rest of things in the box include two extra eartips and a type-c charging cable.
Now moving to the earbuds.
Obviously, the design was inspired by the Apple Airpods.
But I’m really OK with it.
From my years of experience with the in-ear earphones, generally Apple-like earbuds have
way better comfort and snugger fit, not easily to fall off my ears.
I just like this kind of stem design earphones.
The Oppo Enco Free 2 especially feel comfortable and lightweight, perfect to wear when I want
to have a good rest on the plane.
The Oppo Enco Free 2 houses a 10mm moving coil driver with support for AAC/SBC codecs.
Similar to the Enco X, Oppo has partnered with Dynaudio for audio tuning.
The sound is amazing.
They deliver full-bodied and balanced audio, the bass is punchy, and at the same time,
you get a crystal clear vocal.
I definitely recommend for most average users.
Just like the Oppo Enco X, the device also comes with three levels of noise cancellation
including a transparent mode.
You can long press the touch panel to switch between the three modes, the gesture control
is responsive and easy.
On the inside, the audio device comes with a new three-core noise reduction chip which
improves the noise reduction.
And that’s one of the most impressive features on the Enco Free 2.
The official claims the device can reduce the outside noise by up to 42dB, that’s true.
Though I don’t have a professional equipment to test that, I can assure you from my experience,
these are hands-down the best ANC earbuds that I’ve ever experienced!
I can say this because I literally wear them on the plane during my whole trip, even without
playing music, plane engine sounds are heavily reduced, and voices are way less audible.
And speaking of that, one thing I’ve got to mention is the incredible long battery
life.
As you can see before I hop on the plane, the Enco Free 2 has 100% battery left, after
more than three hours of flying, the remaining battery is 70%.
During the whole trip I’m just using the active noise canceling feature and not turn
on the music because it’s not allowed to use the phone on the plane.
That’s truly amazing considering how tiny the size of the Enco Free 2 earbuds are.
Further, Oppo claims these buds can last up to 30 hours of battery life on a single charge
with the included case.
So if you want a good pair of ANC earbuds that block out the noise for your trip or
for background listening on your workday, look no further!
There is also an outstanding feature that I haven’t seen on other earbuds, which I
really want to share with you, is the personalized noise reduction.
Because for each person, the ear shape is different.
According to the Enco Free product manager, Oppo has studied more than thousands of samples
to develop a sophisticated algorithm to give you the best fitting, which you can adjust
that in the settings within a few minutes, then you will get a perfect pair of ANC Enco
earbuds that’s only made for you.
However, because the Oppo Enco Free 2 has just announced and the phone’s OS hasn’t
updated yet so I’m unable to show that, but definitely I will try once everything
is ready.
Another bonus for the Enco Free 2 is the remote-control photo-taking, another way to free your hands
in some moments.
Alright, that’s my first impression of the Oppo Enco Free 2.
I’m astonished by how well it performed in this price range, it has extremely good
active noise canceling, superb audio quality, a bunch of personalized features that I’ve
not seen on other earbuds.
It’s definitely a major go if you want a good pair of budget yet uncompromised active
noise-canceling earbuds.
I would say it’s the best under $100 and you should really try one if you are interested.
That’s the video I hope you enjoyed it as much as I enjoyed the Enco Free 2.
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I’m Sami and I will see you in the next one!