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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

Apple Event: New iPad and three new iPhones announced
Mobile phones

All the latest from Apple’s iPhone 11 event as it happens

Apple unveils the seventh-generation iPad
Tablets

Now with smart connector and a 10.2in screen

Withings Steel HR Sport: A classic design
Smartwatches

The Steel HR gets a sport redesign and gains a host of new features

£190 inc VAT
Garmin Forerunner 235 review
Fitness trackers

The Forerunner 235 offers oodles of options, but accuracy feels a touch iffy

£180 inc VAT
Runtopia S1 review: A cheap but functional running watch
Fitness trackers Wearable technology

The Runtopia S1 is basic, but mainly does the job

£63 inc. VAT
Vankyo MatrixPad Z4 review: Cheap and nasty
Tablets

It’s cheap, but not good value. Vanks, but no vanks

£90 inc. VAT
Huawei Band 3 Pro review: A well-rounded fitness tracker
Fitness trackers Wearable technology

The Huawei Band 3 Pro does nearly everything you could want in a tracker for a keen price

£80 inc. VAT
Samsung Galaxy A50 review: Mid-range brilliance
Mobile phones

Incredible value, Samsung’s mid-range Galaxy is seriously worth a look

£310 inc. VAT
Is my Fitbit waterproof?
Wearable technology

We’ve done the research so you don’t have to

Kindle Oasis (2017) review: Deposed, but still great
eReaders

Amazon’s premium e-reader is bigger and tougher than ever and has Audible audiobook playback, too

£229 inc VAT (8GB Wi-Fi only)