Oppo's Enco X series is back in India after a long absence, and the Enco X4 is picking up where the lineup left off. The earbuds go on sale October 29 at Rs 19,999 through Oppo's official website and Amazon, placing them squarely in the premium true wireless segment alongside rivals from Sony and Samsung.
An early review from Smartprix Bytes, based on roughly two weeks of use, gives the clearest picture yet of what the Enco X4 actually does once you're past the spec sheet.
Price, colours and what you get
The Enco X4 comes in two finishes, Glacier White and Aurora Violet, both with a compact charging case. Each earbud weighs 5.6 grams, and the whole package including the case comes in around 51 grams, according to Smartprix's review. Four sizes of ear tips ship in the box, redesigned using data Oppo collected from more than 2,800 ear-canal scans, with a foamed silicone material meant to seal better across different ear shapes.
The earbuds carry an IP55 rating for sweat and light rain. The charging case does not share that rating, so Smartprix's review notes you'll want the earbuds dry before dropping them back in.
Dual drivers, five Dynaudio profiles
Inside, Oppo pairs an 11mm TRF woofer with a 6mm planar tweeter, each running its own dedicated DAC, a setup developed with Danish audio brand Dynaudio. Smartprix's review says the default tuning out of the box felt average, with vocals sitting oddly in the mix, but improved once the reviewer switched between the five available Dynaudio sound profiles.
Those profiles are Original Sound, Pure Vocals, Thundering Bass, Crisp Highs and Dynaudio High-Resolution. The review found Original Sound the most balanced across genres, Pure Vocals better suited to pop and vocal-heavy tracks, and Thundering Bass the pick for electronic and rock music. A 10-band Sound Master EQ lets users build and share their own presets on top of those profiles.
LHDC Lossless needs an Oppo Find X phone
The Enco X4 supports LHDC Lossless audio at up to 2.3 Mbps with 24-bit/48kHz transmission, and carries Hi-Res Audio Wireless certification. That lossless mode, though, is tied to Oppo's own ecosystem. Smartprix's review notes it requires a compatible Oppo Find X series phone, with Oppo saying the best performance comes on the Find X10 series, and the feature has to be switched on manually in Bluetooth settings since it's off by default. On other phones, the earbuds fall back to AAC, SBC, LHDC or LC3 depending on what the device supports.
Spatial Audio is on board too, with Off, Fixed and Head Tracking modes, and Smartprix's review says it works across phones and operating systems regardless of brand, though the experience depends on the content being played.
Anoise cancellation runs through a dedicated 6nm NPU, a chip built specifically for ANC processing rather than general tasks. Oppo had let the Enco X name sit dormant in India while running the Enco Air and Enco Buds series, so the X4's return marks the brand's re-entry into the premium TWS bracket. With sales opening October 29, it won't be long before more outlets weigh in on how it holds up against the Galaxy Buds3 Pro and Sony's WF-1000XM5 at a similar price.
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