Oppo Enco Clip2 unboxing and hands-on | Infinium-tech

Open earbuds have been a growing trend for quite some time now and Oppo’s Enco Clip2 is its latest offering with several improvements over its predecessors. They bring updated connectivity and AI features as well as dual drivers co-tuned with Dynaudio, longer battery capacity.

But first, let’s see what comes in the box.

You get the charging case, which houses the buds and nothing else. No charging cables, no extra cushions or extra accessories, just the buds and their case. It’s not much different from competing clip-style earbuds we’ve tested recently.

Our Enco Clip2 review unit comes in a Luminous Gold colorway, with a striking pearlescent hue on the case, while the buds have a reflective silver hue. The metallic finish enhances the whole “earring look”, which may be a drawback for some users.

While their look may not suit everyone’s style, we can confirm that the Enco Clip 2 are really comfortable, with no pressure on your ears and a secure fit that doesn’t move even when you walk. Each earbud weighs about 5 grams, while the case and buds weigh a little over 46 grams. The round shape of the case helps it to easily fit into small pockets.

With the Enco Clip2, you get the familiar acoustic ball and comfortable bean design seen on most clip-style earbuds these days. Oppo implemented a unibody ear cuff design, which looks good without any sharp lines interrupting both parts of the earbuds.

Oppo also brought a new nitinol (nickel-titanium) alloy strip, which connects both sides of the Clip2 and is rated to maintain its structural integrity even after thousands of bends.

The Enco Clip2 features a nitinol (nickel-titanium) arch

Oppo claims this offers better longevity than the titanium or aluminum strips used on competing clip-on buds. The buds are IP55-rated against water and dust, so you can comfortably wear them to the gym or in the rain without submerging in water.

As we mentioned in the introduction, the Enco Clip2 features dual dynamic drivers with an 11mm woofer and 9mm tweeter, which were co-tuned with the Danish-based audio experts at Dynaudio. In our quick tests, the Enco Clip2 delivers impressive playback with a wide soundstage and some impressive bass response for a pair of open earbuds. Still, with these open earbuds, you’re making a sacrifice when it comes to sound quality compared to higher-end in-ear models.

These are also the first earbuds to transmit data over the Bluetooth 6.1 protocol, which offers some privacy and battery life benefits over previous versions. As expected, you get dual-device pairing as well as hi-res audio streaming over the LHDC 5.0 audio codec, along with the older AAC and SBC versions.

Additionally, Oppo has also added a 6nm “AI quad-core chip” with a dedicated NPU AI processor, which handles audio data and also brings real-time translation to the device when paired with the new Oppo phones.

These buds also bring a spatial audio feature called Oppo Alive Audio, which makes watching movies and TV shows more immersive.

In terms of controls, you get standard touch gestures along with programmable taps and swipes. You can reassign the controls inside the Oppo Hey Melody app, which also allows you to toggle between the four built-in EQ profiles and other key features.

By the way, you can also use the buds as a remote camera shutter, and there’s also an option to instantly launch Spotify.

Oppo claims you can expect up to 40 hours of playback between the buds and their case. This includes 9.5 hours in AAC mode or 8 hours in LHDC mode from the buds.

And that sums up the key features of the Oppo Enco Clip2. They seem like a great option if you want to try out the trendy clip-on open earbud style. You can buy just one pair on Amazon Germany less than €180.

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