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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 iPhone 15 in hand
The greatest phones to get with Tesco Mobile this summer
Mobile networks

The three best phones to consider for your holidays… and why Tesco Mobile is the perfect network to pair with them

Amazon Echo Sub review: Alexa can be all about that bass
Smart speakers

An upgrade rather than a standalone Echo, the Echo Sub is a welcome addition to the Alexa family

£120 inc VAT
Xiaomi Redmi Note 13 Pro review
Xiaomi Redmi Note 13 Pro review: The Redmi sweet spot
Mobile phones

The Redmi Note 13 Pro gets the price-to-specs balance just about right, offering much better value than either of its siblings

£339 inc VAT
Xiaomi Redmi Note 13 Pro Plus review
Xiaomi Redmi Note 13 Pro Plus review
Mobile phones

The name’s a bit of a mouthful but the Xiaomi Redmi Note 13 Pro Plus is a solid enough mid-range phone

£449 inc VAT
Five reasons why the Surface Laptop 5 is the perfect laptop for you
Everything you need to know about the Surface Laptop 5
Laptops

Beautiful, well specced and repairable, the Surface Laptop 5 is the appealingly priced ultrabook you need in your life

Amazon Echo Dot 5th Generation (2022) review: Now cheaper
Smart speakers

The Amazon Echo Dot was already the best compact smart speaker around and this iterative 2022 update maintains that

£55 inc VAT
Fitbit Inspire 3 review: Our favourite cheap Fitbit
Fitness trackers

With solid improvements and no dubious deductions, the Fitbit Inspire 3 is the company’s best product of 2022

£85 inc VAT
A Sony Bravia TV wallmounted in a bright living room with plants alongside
Which is the perfect Sony BRAVIA TV for you?
TVs

Sony’s BRAVIA range of TVs are some of the best around. Here’s how to pick the right one for you

fitbit charge 6 on its side on a green carpet background
Fitbit Charge 6 review: Some of the same, some of the new
Fitness trackers

The Fitbit Charge 6 looks familiar, but the Google app integration is all-new

£140 inc VAT
woman looking in the mirror to adjust her invisialign in a bathroom background
How much does Invisalign cost: Prices broken down
Dental care

Can you expect to be paying through your teeth or will it be smiles all round? All your Invisalign payment questions answered