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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

This half-price Galaxy S10e is an absolute bargain
Mobile phones

Especially if you’re happy with the yellow colour

Get a Surface Pro 7 with Signature Type Cover for £779
Tablets

Microsoft’s latest Surface Pro is already seeing Black Friday discounts

Get a free Apple Watch 3 with the iPhone Xs on contract
Mobile phones

Pricey, but some people prefer to pay in installments

Get a free Nintendo Switch with Virgin’s P30 deals
Mobile phones

Just watch out for sneaky 36-month contracts

Get four Tiles and a Nest Mini for £65
Technology

Peace of mind and a digital butler for £65

Motorola Moto G8 Plus review: Good, but is it good enough?
Mobile phones

The Moto G series has been the gold standard of budget phones, but competition is now fiercer than ever

£240 inc. VAT
Vivo V17 Pro review: An impressive midranger
Gaming Mobile phones

The Vivo V17 Pro doesn’t really do anything wrong, but without a UK release in sight it remains a tough sell

£350 inc. VAT
Sega Mega Drive Mini review: Retro perfection
Gaming

Sega shows the competition how it should be done

£70 inc. VAT
Motorola unveils the Moto G8 Plus and E6 Play
Mobile phones

Mo’ to love

SNES Classic Mini review: Still got it?
Gaming

Party like it’s 1994 with Nintendo's Mini SNES Classic

£70 inc VAT