Hey guys You’re at the Top2Gadget and today we back with another interesting comparison for you. The budget earbud market is increasing continuously and every brand wants to serve its product in this segment. Today we will compare the OPPO Enco Free and Samsung Galaxy Buds Plus from every possible aspect to know which one is better for your choices.
Pros and Cons
| OPPO ENCO | BUDS PLUS |
| Sound quality. | Battery life |
| Solid battery life for its class. | Comfortable design and fit |
| Compact design. | Mic quality |
| Noise isolation. | No auto-resume playback |
| No low bass. | No noise cancellation |
General
| OPPO ENCO | BUDS PLUS | |
| Price | CHECK PRICE | CHECK PRICE |
| Release date | 28 February 2020 | 21 February 2020 |
| Type | In Ear | In Ear |
| Colors | Black, White, Pink | Black |
| Battery life | 5 Hours Buds 20 Hours Case | 12 Hours Buds 12 Hours Case |
| Weight | 48.2g | 136 g |
| Connectivity | Bluetooth | Bluetooth |
Samsung Galaxy Buds Plus is one of the established players in the budget wireless earbuds market. Whereas the Oppo Enco Free is a new entry in a crowded market of wireless earbuds. So with its new Enco Free, can Oppo gives tough competition to the established players like Galaxy Buds Plus..? In this article, we will find out some positive and negative points of both of these truly wireless earbuds. Also, you will despite coming at the same price bracket how distinct these two products are. So read this article to know which one earbud is better for you.
Design
| OPPO ENCO | BUDS PLUS | |
| Type | In Ear | In Ear |
| Wireless | Yes | Yes |
| Noise Cancelling | Yes | No |
| Weight | 48.2g | 136 g |
| Foldable Design | No | No |
Starting with the design of the Oppo Enco Eree, the charging case of Enco Free is pretty similar to the Apple Airpods. It is a plastic case and gets a better look there’s a silver accent right down the middle it is the branding of Oppo. There’s a button to the right end of a USB Type-C port at the bottom. Talking about the earbuds they have soft rubber tips at the ends for fair comfort Oppo also includes a couple of other sizes a medium and large now with either of these tips installed the Encho Free goes from being partially in-ear like the AirPods.Talking about the built quality of Enco Free, you will have strong magnets that are not the lid shut, the earphones also attach magnetically. So the entire thing feels very robust and well-engineered. There is a green LED that allows you to see when the lids open when it comes white and starts blinking, if you press and hold the button to the right this puts the Encho free in pairing mode making it discoverable for any Android or iPhone devices.
Now talking about the design and build of Samsung Galaxy Buds Plus, starting with the case of Galaxy Buds Plus is pretty small and it is a sort of bean-shaped case that can be easily fitted in your pocket. The charging case material is also plastic here but it looks pretty cool with that glossy finish. There are LED blinking lights on the charging case and on the earbuds to show the on/off, charging status, and connectivity status. The build of the case is good and sturdy the hinges are feeling good and smooth, so the overall build quality of the case is quite good. If we talking about the earbuds they are commonly small in size and fit in your pretty well in your ears. They are fit pretty well in your ear canals and make a seal that stops the surround sound which is good for use at crowded places. The build quality of the earbuds is pretty good and feels very premium-like AirPods Pro.
Features
| OPPO ENCO | BUDS PLUS | |
| USB | USB-C | USB-C |
| Microphone | Yes | Yes |
| Music Controls | Yes | Yes |
| Quick Charge | No | No |
| Stereo speakers | Yes | Yes |
Both earbuds come with the touchpads for touch sensitivity which is very functional for the skip tracks, volume control, end receive a call and for pause audio, the touch controls on both earbuds work quite well but the touch controls of Enco feels a lot more convenient than the Galaxy Buds Plus. Talk about the drivers Oppo uses the 13.5mm of drivers with the Enco Free whereas with the Galaxy Buds Plus Samsung uses a dual-driver system that means each earbud contains a dedicated woofer and tweeter. Because of this, the sound/ audio quality of Galaxy Buds is better than the Enco Free.
Talks about the codecs support the Encho Free supports the AAC and SBC codecs. With Galaxy Buds Plus you get the same support of SBC, AAC, and its own Scalable codec. But with both earbuds, there is a lack of support to the AptX and Aptxy HD codec which is disappointing.
Talk about the noise cancellation then the Oppo offers you the noise cancellation with the Enco Free which works quite well and does the job at the crowded places pretty good. But the Galaxy Buds Plus doesn’t offer a critical or crucial feature like noise cancellation which is quite disappointing at this price point. The Enco Free comes with a Water resisting rating of IPX4 which better than the Galaxy Buds Plus which offers a water-resisting rating of IPX2. But with the Galaxy Buds Plus, you will get a cool feature of wireless charging which is absent with the Enco Free.
Battery
| OPPO ENCO | BUDS PLUS | |
| Battery Type | 1 Lithium Polymer | 2 Lithium ion batteries |
| Battery Life | 5 Hours Buds 20 Hours Case | 12 Hours Buds 12 Hours Case |
| Charge Time | Approx. 2 Hours | Approx. 2 Hours |
| Charging Port | USB-C | USB-C |
Now we talking about the battery life of Oppo Enco Free, it charges with the USB TYPE-C port and offers you a total battery life of 25 hours, 5 hours of battery life with the headphones, and 20 hours with the charging which is quite impressive. On the other hand with Galaxy Buds Plus you will get a total battery life of 22 hours in which 11 hours of battery life with the charging case and 11 hours of battery life with the headphones which are fairly less than the Encho Free.
Connectivity
| OPPO ENCO | BUDS PLUS | |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| NFC | No | No |
| Multi-Device Connection | Yes | Yes |
Both of these earbuds work with Bluetooth version 5.0 which gives stable and strong connectivity. also, both earbuds get a Bluetooth connectivity range of 10m. With the Galaxy Buds Plus, you will get the support of the Samsung Official Bluetooth Connect App through which you can change the settings related to the control and equalizer.
Which is better?
Both of these earbuds are comes on nearly the same price bracket So you have to look at the features, sound quality, and battery life to know which one is better for you. We suggest that if you want an earbud having good battery life with good water-resisting capabilities then you should go for the Oppo Enco Free. But if you want to buy an earbud that has superb sound quality and cool features like wireless charging and the connected app feature then you must go for the Samsung Galaxy Buds Plus.
