The Nokia 5800 isn't content with being the best selling portable music player, it's also turned out to be the best selling smartphone of the year so far! Carphone Warehouse, who has over 1700 stores across Europe and is the largest independent mobile phone retailer out there, sells more Nokia 5800 handsets than any other phone. Check out the details on how the Nokia 5800 outsells Apple iPhone 3G after the jump...

The Nokia 5800 outsells Apple iPhone 3G across Europe, at least in stores owned by Carphone Warehouse. My Nokia Blog has pulled up an interesting fact from the latest Carphone Warehouse buying guide, which has the Nokia 5800 as the best selling Contract phone, leaving the likes of the Apple iPhone in second and Samsung’s Tocco Ultra trailing behind in third. OK, there are no official numbers to back this up but it's great all the same and shows the Nokia 5800 is having the desired impact!

Check out our review of the Nokia 5800

Now the Nokia 5800 has started to ship as the Nokia 5800 Comes With Music Edition, we expect this to remain the case for some time to come.

Nokia designed the Nokia 5800 to have mass appeal and it seems to have hit its stride of late, selling more than just about any other device out there. Sure, it's got the benefit of being a little cheaper than the Apple iPhone but when it comes to hitting mass appeal, it's clear the Nokia 5800 has the edge!

See for yourself, the Nokia 5800 outsells the Apple iPhone:

Via: My Nokia Blog