Vivo has gone beyond what’s expected of them lately. Early this year, it introduced the under-display fingerprint sensor on a smartphone, which has now found its way to a more affordable midrange V series phone, the Vivo V11, also known as the V11 Pro in India. In the Philippines, the P19,999 (roughly $371) device is already up for preorder until September 20.

(Update, October 26: Another color variant has gone on sale! See Vivo V11i Fairy Pink edition now available in the Philippines.)

What if the V11 is not quite within your budget? Fortunately, there’s a cheaper variant of the handset. The Vivo V11i, which will be available for purchase on September 21, is priced at just P15,999 ($297).

SEE ALSO: Vivo V11 launched in the Philippines. See its specs, price, release date here

The V11i lacks the in-screen fingerprint scanner featured on its more expensive sibling; instead, it’s mounted on the back. But the smartphone looks similar to the V11 and offers the same stunning color choices: Starry Night, where black is paired with a blue-purple glittery gradient, and Nebula, where you can see a smooth transition from blue to purple at the base.

Like the V11, the Vivo V11 also boasts a Halo FullView Display

Of course, the specifications are watered down. The Vivo V11i’s Halo FullView Display (which is like the OPPO F9‘s) is a bit smaller at 6.3 inches and is of the IPS-LCD, not the steeper OLED, variety. The battery has a lower capacity at 3,315mAh, too. It’s powered by a MediaTek Helio P60 processor paired with 4GB of RAM and 128GB of native memory instead of a Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 chip mated to 6GB of RAM and 64GB of storage.

READ ALSO: Vivo X21 review: True innovation comes at a price

Still a bang-for-the-buck proposition, we think. We did place a comparison chart below to make it easier for you to picture the differences between the Vivo V11i and V11. If you are planning to buy one of them, which are you getting? Let us know.

Vivo V11i vs Vivo V11: Specs and price comparison

How the Vivo V11i and Vivo V11 compare

Main image via Enza Saylo Locsin

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Editor-in-chief: Alora Uy Guerrero has 22 years of experience as an editor for print and digital publications such as Yahoo. She took time off journalism to manage OPPO’s digital-marketing campaigns. When not busy with her babies, she’s working on Revü, a passion project — or probably traveling or obsessing over her favorite bands, movies, TV shows, and basketball teams.