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Alan Martin

Alan Martin is a freelance writer with more than a decade’s worth of experience, mainly in the technology space, with bylines at The Evening Standard, Tom’s Guide, The i and many others. His main focus at Expert Reviews is ensuring that your next pick of phone or wearable is the right choice for you and represents the best possible value for money. In the past he’s covered a broad range of games, dental apparel and pet accessories and, on one memorable occasion, had to strip off to retrieve a rogue drone from a lake – such is his dedication to reviews.

Recent articles by Alan Martin

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Super Pixel 6 deal saves £100 and comes with a free Nest Hub
Mobile phones

Googly goodness for less – especially if you take on a temporary SIM

This Black Friday OnePlus deal is ASTONISHING value
Mobile phones

Get the OnePlus Nord for its lowest-ever price in this Black Friday deal

Amazon unveils Astro, its adorable Alexa on wheels
Home appliances

Amazon puts Alexa on wheels with its first robot for the home.

Apple iPad unveiled with A13 Bionic chip inside
Tablets

Apple’s basic iPad gets a 2021 refresh, but retains compatibility with the previous generation’s accessories

TicWatch E3 review: A cheaper way of getting Wear OS 3
Wearable technology

If you’re set on Wear OS and want the next version on the cheap, this is your best route, but there are compromises

£180 inc. VAT
Sony Xperia 10 III review: Underpowered and overpriced
Mobile phones

The Xperia 10 III is a beautifully designed smartphone, but Sony is asking for too much

£399 inc. VAT
Best waterproof fitness trackers
Fitness trackers

Once a costly extra, waterproofing is now commonplace on fitness trackers

Motorola Moto G30 review: Is this one Moto too many?
Mobile phones

The Moto G30 is a great budget handset, but its improvements on the Moto G9 Play are marginal at best

£160 inc. VAT
Realme 7 review: An excellent budget smartphone
Mobile phones

The Realme 7 would be an easy sub-£200 recommendation, if it weren’t for the Poco X3 NFC

£179 inc. VAT
Realme X50 5G review: A real rival to the OnePlus Nord
Mobile phones

The Realme X50 5G is an excellent smartphone that undercuts the OnePlus Nord by £70

£299 inc. VAT