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Looking for a value-focused alternative to the Galaxy Buds Pro and AirPods Pro? You've found them. Samsung released the Galaxy Buds Pro earlier this year, and they quickly became the best wireless earbuds for their powerful noise isolation, stellar sound quality, and design that's comfortable for all-day use. With the Enco X, OPPO is looking to challenge Samsung's might in the premium segment. OPPO has a storied heritage in audio that extends back 15 years — the brand started out with Blu-ray players and audio products — and it has teamed up with Danish hi-fi manufacturer Dynaudio to tune the sound of the Enco X true wireless earbuds. The result is that the Enco X delivers exceptional sound quality that goes above and beyond other products in this particular segment. It also has powerful ANC and all the extras that you'd associate with premium options like the Buds Pro. Here's why you should consider the Enco X if you're in the market for a new pair of

The movie is a short but gripping tale about the OPPO Find X3 Pro and its capabilities. What you need to know Promotional videos have leaked of the OPPO Find X3 Pro. The first video is a sci-fi "film" focused on the capabilities of the upcoming smartphone. The second video is all about the design, particularly the camera hump. The OPPO Find X3 Pro may have a weird-looking camera hump, but the latest leak from Evan Blass really put it on display and makes the phone look like something straight out of a sci-fi film. In fact, putting its new flagship in a sci-fi film is exactly what OPPO did. The two leaked videos are apparently promotions for the upcoming successor to last year's OPPO Find X2 Pro , with some impressive visuals that'll make even the biggest Samsung fan look twice. The first is a gripping tale of a space crew tracking and collecting colorful meteorites on an unknown planet. Throughout the video, several features of the OPPO Find X3 Pro are

The latest OPPO Find X3 leak gives us just about every detail we could ask for except the price. What you need to know The OPPO Find X3 smartphones have been leaked in all their glory. Each smartphone features some design differences to set them apart from each other. OPPO is launching the Find X3 series on March 11th. Full smartphone leaks are par for the course for many OEMs, and OPPO is no exception as fans await the successor to last year's impressive OPPO Find X2 Pro . The smartphone trio was just leaked in full, a week before the company is set to launch the OPPO Find X3 series . Images from WinFuture show off each of the Find X3 models from each angle and in different color variants, along with a fairly exhaustive list of specs. The first set of images shows off the OPPO Find X3 Lite, which is the lower-end of the trio. This model features a more "traditional" camera bump on the rear than its siblings, at least one that's in line with fairly recen

The 10-bit color management system is making its debut on the OPPO Find X3. What you need to know The OPPO Find X3 series is set to be launched on March 11. The Find X3 Pro will run Qualcomm's Snapdragon 888 5G chipset. OPPO's 10-bit color management system will debut on the Find X3. OPPO's next flagship smartphone lineup is on the way and the company has just announced the date of its launch event. We're expecting a few phones to be unveiled including the OPPO Find X3, Find X3 Lite, and Find X3 Pro. OPPO even managed to include a few details about its higher-end Pro model which will be the cream of the crop in the company's smartphone lineup this year. The follow-up to last year's OPPO Find X2 Pro will be powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 , which will power many of the best Android phones that will launch this year. The device will mark the debut of the company's 10-bit Full-path Colour Management system that was announced late last year

OPPO wants to turn its VOOC flash charging tech into a global standard. What you need to know OPPO has licensed its VOOC flash charging standard to third-party brands with The Flash Initiative. Anker, Volkswagen, and NXP Semiconductors are the first brands to leverage the fast charging tech. With the move, OPPO's charging tech will make its way to automobiles, public spaces, and even IoT devices. OPPO paved the way for fast charging with its VOOC tech. The standard made its debut back in 2014 on the Find 7, introducing 20W charging speeds. It soon became a mainstay on OPPO phones — and was licensed to OnePlus as Dash Charge and then Warp Charge and Realme. Last year saw the introduction of 65W VOOC charging tech on the Find X2 and the OnePlus 8T , and we're going to see the introduction of 125W VOOC charging this year. While OPPO phones and associated BBK entities have benefitted from the fast charging standard, it wasn't widely accessible. That's changing

Same company(ish), very different phones. The January launch of the Samsung Galaxy S21 series saw Android flagship season kick off a little early this year. But as spring approaches, we're about to see a lot more of the year's best Android phones breaking cover. Two of these will be coming fromOnePlus and Oppo, both owned by China's BBK Electronics. Flagship launches for both brands are rumored to be taking place in March, and in recent months the two combined their smartphone research and development teams , seemingly doing away with the long-running charade that they're not basically the same company. These developments will surely have a huge impact on future phones from both brands, and make total sense given that the two already share a huge amount of technology and manufacturing facilities. OnePlus is going mainstream, while Oppo attempts to gobble up Huawei's market share in Europe. But if you look at the two upcoming flagships for these brands,

ColorOS 11 introduces a laundry list of changes as OPPO sets its sights on global markets. OPPO is one of the largest phone manufacturers in the world, and over the last two years it has turned its attention to European markets, where it is seeing a heady growth. In Q2 2020, OPPO's shipments in Europe increased by 41% from the same time a year ago, and the company saw a 10% uptick in global sales — all during a pandemic. OPPO's flagships tend to hold their own against the best Android phones , and its focus on global markets has allowed the brand to flourish. With OPPO now becoming a major player outside of China, it is making key changes to its ColorOS user interface to make the skin more palatable to a global audience. ColorOS 7.0 debuted on the Find X2 Pro earlier this year with a modern user interface and plenty of visual tweaks, and OPPO is now debuting ColorOS 11 based on Android 11 . OPPO says it's going straight to ColorOS 11 to maintain parity with Google

OPPO finally has a phone that holds up against the best that Samsung, Xiaomi, and OnePlus offer in the mid-range segment. OPPO introduced the first model in the Reno series two years ago, and while that particular phone — the Reno 10X Zoom — was aimed at the flagship segment, the Chinese manufacturer switched focus to the mid-tier market with subsequent launches. While OPPO delivered exciting phones with features carried over from its flagship Find X series, the Reno series didn't quite pass muster against the likes of Samsung, OnePlus, and Xiaomi. Last year's Reno 4 Pro featured a svelte design, exciting cameras, and 65W fast charging, but it was ultimately limited because of the underwhelming Snapdragon 720G chipset. With the Reno 5 series, OPPO fixing its past mistakes. The Reno 5 Pro 5G doesn't deviate too much in terms of the design from its predecessor, retaining the same 6.5-inch AMOLED dual-curved screen. But it is picking up considerable changes under the