Nokia had a rough 2008 and so far, 2009 isn’t looking much better. The poor global economy has resulted in significantly reduced sales for the handset maker as it struggles to get attention for its devices in the market.

Nokia has announced that it has shipped a million of its 5800 XpressMusic phones in the UK. The company says that number marks the successful sales start of the handset in the UK after is October 2008 launch.

The handset features a graphic EQ, 8GB of storage, supports all main digital music formats, and has a built-in 3.5mm headphone jack. The screen of the phone is a 3.2-inch unit that can playback video at full motion in 30 frames per second. The camera is a 3.2MP unit with Carl Zeiss optics. Nokia says that the handset will be made available in more markets this year.

Via Nokia