Vodafone and Sony Ericsson have confirmed that the Xperia Ray handset is definitely due to be released in Australia on September 28th.

Details regarding Sony’s video rental service being available out of the box with the Xperia Ray in Australia have also emerged including news that Australian companies Hopscotch and Madman will add their distributable movies to the list of movies already available on the service. Music Unlimited, Sony’s own music downloads service will also be available on the Ray in Australia and both services will come pre installed on the handset giving access to over 10 million music tracks and almost 9000 movies to rent or to buy via the Xperia Ray. There are two packages available on the music service – the basic plan at AU$4.99 monthly or the premium plan at AU$12.99 monthly.

We already had word that the Xperia X10 would be launching in Australia with Telstra. At the time we didn’t have any release info but, the handset has been released this week. The Xperia X10 is available on pay as you go for $1099 AUD or, if you take the phone on a $100 a month tariff, the handset will be free. As expected the contract length is 24 months.

The Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 is also available through Vodafone and Optus. With Vodafone, the upfront cost of the phone is unclear but, the monthly cost is capped at $79. While on Optus, the monthly cost is $99 to get the handset free. Again, both networks are offering the tariff as a 24 month contract.