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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 S10 Lite review: Lite means might
Mobile phones

The Galaxy S20 may take the limelight, but the S10 Lite will fit 90% of your requirements at nearly half the price

£579 inc. VAT
Surface Pro 7 sees price SLASHED
Tablets

Great price for the Surface Pro 7

Motorola Moto G8 Power review: The phone that goes on and on
Mobile phones

The Moto G8 Power is strongly recommended, but it’s not quite the game changer the G7 Power was

£220 inc. VAT
Moto G7 Power review: Power to the people
Mobile phones

At £60 cheaper than the Moto G7, the G7 Power is our new budget champion

£179 inc VAT
Motorola Moto E6 Plus review: A £100 wonder
Mobile phones

There are better smartphones than the Moto E6 Plus, but not without spending a fair bit more

£100 inc. VAT
Samsung Galaxy A10: Great in its day, but its time has gone
Mobile phones

The Samsung Galaxy A10 is enduringly popular, but your money can go a lot further now

£140 inc. VAT
Save £65 on the colourful Philips Hue Starter Kit
Home & garden

Hue’d have thought this kind of discount was possible?

Echo Dot with Clock review: Moving with the times
Smart speakers

The new Echo Dot takes a winning formula and adds a clock. What’s not to like?

£60 inc VAT
Oppo A5 review: You can do much better for the price
Mobile phones

Keep your Oppo-tions open

£179 inc. VAT
Amazfit Verge Lite and Verge review: Cheap and cheerful
Smartwatches Wearable technology

Both offer solid performance and great battery life but at just £75 the Amazfit Verge Lite is the smartwatch to buy

£125 inc. VAT (£75 for the Verge Lite)