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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

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Media streamers

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Polar Vantage V review: Sadly, just too imprecise
Wearable technology

The Polar Vantage V offers a hugely advanced feature set but it doesn't do the basics well enough for a wearable this expensive

£439 inc VAT
The Meizu Zero is a smartphone without ports
Mobile phones

No charging port, no SIM tray, no nothing

Amazon has lopped £150 off Apple’s latest iPhone
Mobile phones

256GB for the price of 64!

Xiaomi shows off its folding phone prototype
Mobile phones

Two folds are better than one – aesthetically at least

BlackBerry Key2 LE review: Party like it’s 2002
Mobile phones

The BlackBerry Key2 is a curious throwback, but it does have one or two nice party tricks going for it

£350 inc VAT
OnePlus 3T
OnePlus 3T review: Gone but not forgotten
Mobile phones

The OnePlus 3T is an excellent smartphone that ticks all the right boxes, but is very hard to find brand-new

£399 inc VAT
The Android phones you should consider over the iPhone
Mobile phones

iPhones are wonderful, but they are also expensive. Here are alternatives for every current iOS device

Nexus 6P hands on
Google Nexus 6P review: Time to let go
Mobile phones

Google finally gets the phablet right with the Nexus 6P, delivering the best big-screen Android experience

£440 inc VAT (SIM-free, 32GB model)
LG G5
LG G5 review: A great phone in its day
Mobile phones

The most ambitious phone of recent years, LG's G5 is an incredible handset that finally stands shoulder to shoulder with Samsung's S7

£500 inc VAT (SIM-free)