Oppo Enco Air5 unboxing and ears-on | Infinium-tech

We have Oppo’s latest Enco Air5 and Air5s in our office for unboxing. Let’s start with the Air5. This is an in-ear bud with active noise cancellation that seemingly sits right below the Air5 Pro, although both buds share the same 12mm dynamic drivers and triple microphones.

The Air5 come in either glossy white or midnight black, and come with three sets of silicone eartips.

Looking at the spec sheets of the new Enco Air5 and the outgoing Enco Air5 Pro, there is hardly any difference. The only thing we can find is LHDC 5.0 support on the Pro model. Along with sliding your finger on the foot for volume controls, the Air5 only supports taps for play/pause and ANC controls. Even the open-ear Air5s have slide controls.

The Air5 boast the same 12mm dynamic drivers, up to 54 hours of battery life from the 530mAh case (and an additional 62mAh per bud), and 53dB noise cancellation.

The Enco Air5 fits comfortably in the ear. Not everyone is a fan of in-ear buds, but this editor is used to them. Sadly, as I mentioned, there’s no support for sliding gestures on the Air5, which is a shame, considering both the Enco Air5 Pro and the Enco Air5s have this feature.

It’s a convenient way to adjust the volume and once you get it you can’t leave it.

The sound quality on the Air5 is impressive. There’s plenty of bass, and strong treble and mids. However, out of the box, there isn’t much in the way of excitement. Active noise cancellation is solid.

Comfortable fit, tap to control