Media hungry Android users had something to smile about after the announcement of the Sony Ericsson Xperia Ray. As a recap, this Android Gingerbread (2.3) smartphone packs a 1GHz Snapdragon CPU, 8.1MP camera with Exmor R for Mobile, HD video recording, a front and rear camera for video chatting and Sony’s Mobile BRAVIA Engine, optimized for video viewing.

Previous reports had the phone pegged for a Q3 2011 launch for Japan with no price point. Now, we can report that our friends across the pond can already pre-order the phone on Play.com and expect an August 15th delivery date. With a £350 price tag, the only question that remains for our friends in the UK is which color to get.

[Via Play]