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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

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
The Samsung Galaxy S10 with 100GB data is £35 per month
Mobile phones

One of the best handsets of 2019 is now a lot more affordable

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
23andMe adds a DNA-based Family Tree feature
Health & beauty

23andMe, you, her and him

8 reasons the Kobo Libra H2O is the ultimate e-reader
eReaders

Sleek, long-lasting and brimming with features, the Kobo Libra H2O is the perfect travel mate

The Surface Pro 6 is going cheap at Amazon
Tablets

A new version might be on the way, but the Surface Pro 6 is still a wonderful convertible

Google sale: Save 21% on Google products all day today
Mobile phones

Okay Google, let’s spend…