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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

The original Samsung Galaxy Fold is now just £670
Mobile phones

Out with the old, in with the Fold

Black Friday special: Save 30% on Amazon Warehouse goodies
Technology

Amazon's little-known stash of secondhand items is enjoying a seriously good sale for Black Friday

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
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