Just a day after its official release, the Nokia Lumia 800 has already won its first major award, being voted Mobile Phone of The Year at the What Mobile Awards 2011 in London.

No sooner has the Nokia Lumia 800 hit UK stores and it has already scooped up the coveted What Mobile Editor's Choice Award, with thousands of readers of What Mobile magazine voting it as the best mobile phone of 2011.

Announced today at the What Mobile Awards 2011 in London, the award adds to the long list of industry acclaim that the Nokia Windows Phone has received since it was unveiled at Nokia World 2011 in London just a few weeks ago.

When announcing the award, What Mobile editor Richard Melville said, "It's no secret that Nokia make great phones but with a new Windows Phone Mango operating system, great design and a competitive price, the Lumia 800 feels like real innovation for smartphones and, importantly, one that's cool enough to attract everyone from gadget geeks to casual, fashion conscious phone users."

Adding another great highlight to its fantastic first week, we can’t wait to see what further acclaim the Nokia Lumia 800 will garner over the coming months. One thing’s for sure though, it looks like Nokia has a huge hit on its hands!