From the look of picture , i believe this X3s is definitely rebrand from Free 4 & one plus buds 4 , i do own the Oppo Enco Free 4 (without dynaudio) which i bought from china taobao 2 month ago, and yes it's super value for the money , the transparent mode & ANC is awesome , for the price i bought RM260++ , definitely worth. I like this earbuds that can adjust volume by slide up and down from the earbuds , so convenience to pair with my Garmin Watch during my morning running season + the transparent mode i can heard the motor / car sound , but to get better quality of sound , need to tune a little bit of EQ , because the standard EQ they tune quite flat , and after adjust the EQ it totally like wearing a different earbuds , so much different.


I just can't believe i just need to pay below Rm300 for such good earbuds , only china can do

This post has been edited by chongkiatz: Oct 30 2025, 02:09 PM

Taobao did charge you SST whether you like it or not, but i'm not sure about the others.
I do remember previously anything above $100 will have a chance to kena tahan at custom. Maybe someone who purchase from Taobao can share their experience?

Dilemma between this and Vivo

Breeno is fine. Usable. You can always install Gemini app. I've tried breeno on ColorOS 16 and it's much better. Got feature like gemini, show what you looking and ask about the information. So far quite accurate. Ai writer also available now for most apps. Last time only chinese app. Now works on instagram, X.. maybe others also but haven't try. ColorOS 16 feels more "global" now. 5 months into X8 Ultra and still loving it. It's still better than X9 Pro. Maybe 200mp on the X9 Pro has better advantage. But I love the super zoom on X8 ultra better.

Previously someone had already confirmed that oppo will warranty china set as well, if parts not available then have to order from china and wait. Same goes for vivo. Friend using X200 Ultra and asked vivo about global warranty and they do offer it.

Better off getting from Shopee? RM3345 now can get X300 Pro. Just roughly 100 more than direct taobao. Shopee should have no issue with custom? Bought my X8 Ultra from shopee and no issue.

thanks, sharing bro
Enco Free 4, Enco air 4 pro and enco X3S, all looks the same.
i guess the true flagship one is Enco X3 (which not available locally through oppo malaysia) which is the same as OnePlus Buds Pro 3.

The line up for oppo earbuds in china :

Enco x3 (Flagship)
Enco Free 4 (new flagship killer)
Enco Air 4 Pro (mid-range)
Enco Air 4 (Entry level)

actually there are more model but i list the most famous one


By the way , this is the battery test for Oppo Find X9 PRO vs samsung vs iphone


This post has been edited by chongkiatz: Oct 30 2025, 05:28 PM

I just love jumping to the end to see the result.
But Ya 7500mAH is really something.... I wonder is it the beginning of China Phone > All other market smartphone.
Chinese smartphone don't mind to test new tech. they makes other brands looks like "Toyota" where it just have proven record of quality but no improvising.

China actually leaked that 8k to 9k battery will be use often this end of year for mid-range phone and will be officially putting in flagship phone by 2026 oct.


Because china is consider world tech country , their aim is , they want their people to use the latest technology , rather than stick to one thing for too long time , u must understand what "中国速度" mean , they are too fast already.

The advantage being their people for using latest tech latest SoC , so that they can build more powerful app , more powerful AI that request newer technology. So they need to do something look "性价比" , good spec with cheap price , so their people can afford to keep on changing gadget and also to help boots economy cycle.

Imagine u went to poor europe country , everyone holding iphone , but all is iphone 11 , iphone 12 , iphone13 , they buying 1 iphone but need to use for 5-7 year because iphone is expensive , cant change yearly , so those "old" iphone user cant enjoy the powerful of AI and latest technology , that why europe ppl are so lagging behind now compared to china people.

If u went to china , especially big city , everything is electric , EV car , EV bus , EV bike , EV scooter , in europe ur barely can see it because it costly.

So china ppl actually dont care 5 year 6 year software update like us or the western, because they just think that totally unnecessary because after 2 3 year they just changing to new device with great trade-in system plus cheaper gadget price to enjoy new technology. That the reason why alot western traveling to china and say china is living on 2050. Because most of the people in china using latest gadget and tech.

This post has been edited by chongkiatz: Oct 31 2025, 06:59 PM

我爱国货

That the reason u can see , if following western style country , the rich become more rich , the poor became even poor.

In china , it actually quite balance , even poor ppl can afford 8Elite chip phone too, because they have IQOO , Realme , One Plus, redmi category to purchase below rm2k price only.

Just look the EV car price in china , no ppl out there in china care about 2nd hand value price , because the new ev car is super affordable, they just simply change new one after 5 year without pocket burn , while in malaysia , "ini car can tahan 10 year bo? 2nd value how?"

All i can say is , china is too fast already 😅

This post has been edited by chongkiatz: Oct 31 2025, 07:30 PM

i think can't really use EV as example, since EV is heavily subsidize by their government, and once the subsidize amount lifted.. it probable will bounce back.. but agree on they don't bother 2nd hand value.. that's only what happen in Malaysia.... 10 years back when i visited china, i see many vehicle got bengek here and there and they still continue to use.

For phone i guess i can continue to hold on first... i sold my Xiaomi 15 Ultra and use back S23FE... at the time being as my work phone. battery life is an issue... which coming from oneplus... ya miss those days.

Their Electric gadget such as mobile phone also highly 国补补贴 for your information. Anything related to the battery , mostly is cheaper and highly subsidize by their governement.


Samsung One UI is great , stable for sure , hopefully their QC control will getting better in future , i wish one day they can give consumer a worth competitive device and great spec to compete with the competitor. Who know one day i might changing back to samsung too

This post has been edited by chongkiatz: Nov 3 2025, 02:37 PM

Now you've mentioned, i see from taobao also got 国补 , on smartphone? HMMMMMM

Yup, only for china ID holder , not only phone , fridge, washing machine , tv also have now , lol

For mobile phone , if u use subsidy , when driver send u the phone , u must turn on and active in front of driver, because they scare their people use subsidy get the phone and resell to other ppl haha.

This post has been edited by chongkiatz: Nov 3 2025, 02:52 PM

Just tested my Umobile card on iphone 12 mini and able to get Ultra5G. My X8 ultra cannot. Now not only that I cannot get ultra5G, I cannot get 5G at all. Suspect they had switched off the band for normal 5g. At different area without ultra5g I am still able to get 5g. So actually what is the band on Umobile ultra5g that the x8 ultra can't get??

Edit: not sure if I should suspect ColorOS 16 has changed something that made me unable to get 5G in ultra5G area...

This post has been edited by yvliew: Nov 3 2025, 03:40 PM

if i don't plan of reselling my phone, do you think Telco set is good?

its depend on your phone monthly bill , i know alot of ppl taking telco phone because their company pay for their phone bill. Because tight with plan normally have to pay higher monthly.

I'm looking at Celcom Digi One Pro/Ultra package to replace my existing Digi Postpaid + Unifi. Then the discount.. is quite a lot actually... 24 months like 2K + discount.

But i wonder what happen to telco device after 24 months? I tried asking at Celcomdigi thread.. but macam not active.

after 24 month , then your phone will be unlock , the deal is good if u really have use their line , android always have better offer than iphone for telco set.

if company pay, good.

sendiri pay, buy from cheaper place.
unless you need to use telco plan.

This post has been edited by BOTAK_WAI: Nov 3 2025, 05:42 PM