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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

Samsung Galaxy A90 5G review: Affordable(ish) 5G
Mobile phones

The Samsung Galaxy A90 5G offers the cheapest taste of 5G yet, but do you really need it?

£669 inc. VAT
Fitbit Inspire HR: Fitbit's best-ever value tracker
Fitness trackers

Fitbit’s follow-up to the Alta HR is a damned fine fitness band

£90
Fitbit Inspire: Just spend a bit more on the HR
Fitness trackers Wearable technology

BT is offering a great Fitbit deal on the Inspire during the sales season

£70 inc VAT
Fitbit Versa Lite review
Smartwatches

The Fitbit Versa Lite doesn’t cut much, except the price

£150
Amazon Echo 3rd generation (2019) review
Smart speakers Speakers

The same sound quality as the Echo Plus for £50 less

£89 inc. VAT
Chipolo One review: An effective Bluetooth tracker
Technology

The Chipolo One is a great little device but the competition is tough

£21 inc. VAT
Save £20 on the iPhone 12 mini for Cyber Monday
Mobile phones

A small saving on the brand new diddy iPhone

Polar M430 review
Polar M430 review
Fitness trackers Wearable technology

It’s big, fat and hard to live with permanently, but the M430 is much better when you break it out for running specifically

£169 inc VAT
Realme 7 Pro review: A great mid-range choice
Mobile phones

The Realme 7 Pro is excellent, but is squeezed hard by competition in the mid-range space

£279 inc. VAT
Fitbit Charge 2 review
Fitness trackers Wearable technology

Heart-rate monitoring and five-day battery life in a top-notch package — and the price is very reasonable, too

£130