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The iPhone 3G will be soon $ 200 cheaper and come with satellite navigation and faster access to the Internet, but will be more expensive to own because monthly service charges are rising. Apple Inc. revealed Monday that it has abandoned its premium pricing plan for iPhone and introduced an improved model that runs faster wireless networks, addressing key criticisms about the device that have hurt the company’s foray into the phone industry cell.

The lowest price of the iPhone – for an 8 GB version with major new features – reduced to $ 199 when new models go on sale July 11, the Cupertino-based company said Monday. A 16GB model sells for $ 299.The new iPhones are designed to run on so-called 3G, or third generation, wireless networks and global positioning technology built in. They will run initially in 22 countries. Apple has signed deals for wireless carriers in a total of 70 countries to meet the new iPhone.

Apple CEO Steve Jobs showed the new models of iPhone and a dozen new applications for the device at the Worldwide Developers Conference in San Francisco Apple.

The 1.73 million iPhones Apple sold in the first three months of this year took a stake of 5.3 percent of smartphones worldwide, according to research firm Gartner. Apple has been adding in foreign markets with offers of transport.