The phrase "a substandard version" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe something that is of lower quality or not meeting the expected standards compared to the original or a higher-quality version.
Example: "The software update was disappointing, as it turned out to be a substandard version of what was promised."
Alternatives: "an inferior version" or "a poor-quality version".
To think England's supporters could be heard loudly mocking Ibrahimovic at this point as a substandard version of Andy Carroll.
Microsoft said it would be forced to offer European consumers a substandard version of Windows if the European Union makes it re-write its operating system, sources close to the case said on Thursday.
This was thought to be the case for a substandard version of imatinib manufactured in India, for which no regulatory documentation was evident 70.
It's suggestive that "Shoeshine," apart from a substandard edition that appeared and quickly vanished from the marketplace in 2002, has never been available on American DVD until now, with Entertainment One's release of a newly restored version.
But, at an average of three stars currently in its pretty substandard version, I'm pretty excited to see what the app will rate/rank when it actually works.
American Ballet Theater's production is one of several substandard versions in the United States.
Unfortunately, the former American Idol winner turned commercial rock chick has continued to make substandard versions of the same song ever since.
Essential's smartphone is designed to be minimal in its approach to branding, and to other stuff that phone makers typically do to mess up the smartphone experience, like preloading apps and content, or recreating their own, substandard versions of stock Android apps.
Following an increase in postoperative infections in patients receiving generic cefuroxime compared with patients receiving the originator drug, analysis of the generic version (manufactured in Greece) revealed a substandard formulation 69.
A substandard kit brings the company a $25 fine.
She thought nothing of tossing out a substandard cake.
