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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

Why the Samsung Galaxy Tab S5e is the tablet for you
Tablets

The perfect combination of style and substance

6 reasons your next TV should be a Panasonic GX820
TVs

Hollywood quality at home-friendly prices

Get a free Google Home Hub with the Pixel 3a or 3a XL
Mobile phones

This is ludicrously good value

PlayStation VR's must-play games
VR headsets

Blow the cobwebs away from your PSVR with these excellent games for Sony's VR headset

The Huawei Mate 20 X is going cheap at Amazon
Mobile phones

A whole lot of phone for £200 less

The SIM-free Pixel 3 is a great price right now
Mobile phones

Save £254 on the Pixel 3

AnySharp Knife Sharpener review: Safe, easy and cheap
Kitchen

For standard kitchen use, you can’t go wrong at this price

£8 inc. VAT
Save 28% on the SIM-free Samsung Galaxy Note 9
Mobile phones

Still pricey, but an incomparable handset

Garmin Forerunner 645 Music review: A superb running watch
Fitness trackers Wearable technology

The Garmin Forerunner 645 Music is probably overkill for most runners, but it’s stylish and packed with features

£399 inc VAT.
The Samsung Galaxy S9 is a bargain at Amazon
Mobile phones

Last year’s Samsung flagship is still a damned fine handset