OPPO Enco Air5 Pro Review: OPPO’s Audio Comeback Hits Hard Under ₹5,000

For the longest time, OPPO’s Enco Air lineup quietly disappeared from conversations around the best TWS earbuds in India. Other brands took over the segment with aggressive tuning, flashy features, and overloaded apps. Now, OPPO is finally back with the Enco Air5 Pro, and this comeback lands properly.

At ₹5,000, these earbuds bring almost everything you’d realistically want in daily-use TWS earbuds. Strong ANC, excellent controls, a clean app experience, swipe gestures for volume control, dual device support, LHDC audio, long battery life, and refined sound tuning straight out of the box. 

After using these for calls, workouts, music, movies, and gaming, I can confirm that the Enco Air5 Pro easily sit among the best earbuds in this segment right now. Let’s take a deeper dive into these TWS in this review.

OPPO Enco Air5 Pro Review: Sound

The OPPO Enco Air5 Pro use a 12 mm titanium-coated dynamic driver, and unlike a lot of earbuds in this price range, the default tuning here is actually pretty enjoyable.

The “Ultimate Sound” preset (yes, the naming is strange) ends up being the best one for most people. It delivers a pleasing sound signature with good vocals, punchy bass, and enough sparkle in the highs. OPPO clearly tuned these for wider appeal instead of going completely overboard with bass.

Bass still has strong presence, though. Sub-bass reaches deep, mid-bass has good punch, and overall the sound is enjoyable. The driver itself also has good control, so bass hits feel tighter than most earbuds around ₹5,000.

If you want better vocal presence, you could try the Pure Vocals preset, which pushes vocals and instruments forward. Thundering Bass also exists for people who want even more bass.

The best part is the flexibility. You get three sound profiles plus a full 10-band EQ, which is still rare at this price. You can properly tune these to your own liking instead of relying on basic bass and treble sliders.

LHDC 5.0 support also helps quite a bit. With high-quality streaming, the Enco Air5 Pro sound better than most mainstream TWS earbuds in this segment. Audio separation is also good, and there’s enough width in the soundstage for a pair of TWS.

OPPO Alive Audio is also included for spatial audio effects. It adds some extra artificial width and depth while watching movies or gaming.

For gaming, the dedicated sound effects mode enhances footsteps and directional sounds in titles like BGMI, Free Fire, and Call of Duty. 

Overall, the Enco Air5 Pros are easily among the best-sounding earbuds under ₹5,000 right now.

OPPO Enco Air5 Pro Review: Design and Fit

The Enco Air5 Pro keep the familiar stem-style design, but the overall finish looks cleaner and slightly more mature this time. The charging case is compact, lightweight, and easy to carry around daily.

The matte finish on the black variant especially looks nice and avoids fingerprint smudges pretty well. The front LED placement is subtle, while the USB Type-C port sits at the bottom.

The case measures 63.36 mm x 50 mm x 24.81 mm, while the earbuds themselves come in at 31 mm x 20 mm x 17.52 mm.

At around 4.4 grams per earbud, they barely feel heavy during longer listening sessions. The fit is secure enough for workouts, walking, and general daily use without constantly adjusting them.

The earbuds also maintain a good seal, which helps both ANC performance and bass response. I used these during workouts and outdoor walks, and they stayed in place properly.

Wear detection works reliably too. Music pauses when you remove an earbud and resumes once you put it back in. You can also open and close the lid effortlessly with just one hand.

You also get IP55 water and dust resistance on the earbuds, so sweat and light rain are completely fine here.

OPPO Enco Air5 Pro Review: App and Features

This is one area where the Enco Air5 Pro feel really polished. On OPPO and OnePlus phones, most controls are integrated directly inside Bluetooth settings, which makes the overall experience much more seamless. On other Android devices and iPhones, you use the HeyMelody app.

Thankfully, the app experience is clean. No ads, no forced account logins, and no unnecessary clutter. You get ANC controls, transparency mode, EQ settings, touch customization, dual-device management, firmware updates, game mode, wear detection controls, and more.

The Sound Master EQ section packs three presets. More importantly, the 10-band EQ gives proper customization instead of basic presets only.

Controls are excellent too. You get:

• Single
• Double tap
• Triple tap
• Press and hold
• Swipe gestures

The swipe gestures for volume control are very useful. Once you get used to swiping on the stems for volume, going back to regular touch-only controls feels annoying. It’s much more convenient to use the volume control on the earbuds.

Spotify Tap support is also available, allowing you to quickly open Spotify with a gesture. There’s also Sound Space for playing ambient sounds, alongside camera controls, auto play/pause and Find My Earbuds support. 

AI Translate is included as well. You get both live translation and face-to-face translation modes with support for multiple languages. It’s more of a niche feature, but it’s there if you need it.

Game Mode latency is low enough for casual gaming, and audio delay during videos or streaming is basically nonexistent. Feature-wise, these earbuds are packed.

OPPO Enco Air5 Pro Review: Microphones and Calling

Call quality is decent overall. Each earbud uses a triple-microphone setup with AI noise reduction, and the earbuds do a good job isolating your voice even in crowded environments.

Traffic noise reduction works well, and wind suppression is noticeably effective outdoors. OPPO claims wind noise reduction up to 25 km/h, and during outdoor calls, wind handling was definitely better than many competitors in this segment.

Voices remain clear and reasonably natural during calls, though extremely noisy environments can still introduce some background sounds occasionally. These are TWS earbuds afterall.

OPPO Enco Air5 Pro Review: Connectivity

The Enco Air5 Pro support Bluetooth 6.0, and connectivity has been extremely stable during testing. Pairing is quick, reconnection happens almost instantly, and there were no major random disconnection issues during usage.

Dual-device connectivity works properly across Android, iOS, and Windows devices. Switching between devices is smooth enough that you rarely think about it after setup. You can even have a preferred device that the earbuds will always connect to.

I used them simultaneously with a laptop and my phones quite often, and switching audio between calls, music, and videos works reliably. Although sometimes I have to use the pairing button or disconnect one device to connect to the third one. A triple-device connection like the realme Buds Air8 Pro would’ve been appreciated.

The earbuds support LHDC 5.0, AAC, and SBC codecs, with a standard 10-meter Bluetooth range. Unfortunately, there is no support for LDAC here. Connection stability overall is excellent for the segment. 

OPPO Enco Air5 Pro Review: Noise Cancellation

ANC performance here is very impressive. The Enco Air5 Pro support up to 55 dB active noise cancellation with a 5000 Hz ultra-wide frequency range, and the difference is immediately noticeable once ANC kicks in.

Lower-frequency sounds like AC hums, fan noise, traffic rumble, and train sounds get suppressed very effectively. What’s more impressive is that these also handle voices and surrounding chatter better than most earbuds around this price.

You get multiple ANC levels along with automatic scene-based adjustment between Light, Moderate, and Maximum modes depending on surroundings.

The adaptive ANC system continuously adjusts based on fit and surrounding noise, and overall, the implementation works smoothly without weird pressure issues.

Transparency mode is decent enough for conversations and awareness outdoors, though it still sounds slightly processed compared to higher-end earbuds. Still, for around ₹5,000, the ANC performance here is seriously good.

OPPO Enco Air5 Pro Review: Battery and Charging

Battery life is another strong area. Each earbud packs a 62 mAh battery, while the case carries a 530 mAh cell.

OPPO claims up to 13 hours of playback on earbuds alone (AAC, ANC off), around 7 hours with ANC enabled, up to 54 hours total playback with the case, and around 26 hours with ANC and LHDC enabled.

In real-world usage with mixed ANC, LHDC, calls, and streaming, the battery life that I got was very close to OPPO’s claimed numbers. 

Fast charging is excellent too. A quick 10-minute charge gives around 5 hours on the earbuds and up to 13 hours combined with the case. For daily use, battery anxiety simply isn’t a problem here.

Review Verdict: Should You Buy the OPPO Enco Air5 Pro?

If your budget is around ₹5,000 and you want one pair of earbuds that does almost everything well, the OPPO Enco Air5 Pro are incredibly easy to recommend.

You’re getting excellent sound quality, strong ANC, swipe controls that actually improve usability, a proper 10-band EQ, stable connectivity, long battery life, and a clean app experience without unnecessary nonsense.

The default sound tuning is already very enjoyable, which honestly matters a lot because most people never touch EQ settings anyway. Still, if you like tweaking audio, the customization options here are excellent.

There are minor issues like slightly artificial transparency mode and occasional accidental touch triggers, but nothing here genuinely hurts the overall experience.

Right now, these are easily among the best TWS earbuds under ₹5,000. Very few options come close to the complete package OPPO has delivered here.

Smartprix ⭐ Rating: 8.9/10

• Sound: 8.7/10
• Design and Fit: 9/10
• Apps and Features: 9/10
• Microphones: 8/10
• Connectivity: 9/10
• Noise Cancellation: 9/10
• Battery and Charging: 9/10

First reviewed in May 2026.

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