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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

This Vodafone Pixel 3 deal is simply unbeatable
Mobile phones

5GB data for £24 per month means a total price of well below the Pixel 3’s RRP

Apple launches Apple News Plus
Mobile phones

At Apple’s 25 March event, the company launched a new way of subscribing to multiple magazines.

The basic Amazon Kindle now has a backlight
eReaders

Amazon takes a leaf out of the more expensive Kindle books

Ember Mug review: Never let your coffee go cold again
Kitchen

For those that love their hot drinks, the Ember mug is a highly appealing little luxury

£80 inc. VAT
AGM X3 review: Fast and rugged, but not for photographers
Mobile phones

You can take the AGM X3 anywhere, but the evidence won’t look too brilliant

£560 or £599 inc VAT
Deal alert: the 4K Sony Xperia XZ2 Premium is now half price
Mobile phones

We couldn’t recommend the XZ2 Premium at full price, but with 50% off it’s a whole different story

ROG Phone: An expensive way of showing off your gaming creds
Mobile phones

There’s nothing inherently wrong with the Asus ROG Phone but you can do better for the money

£800 inc VAT
Fitbit Flex 2 review: The best simple Fitbit
Fitness trackers Wearable technology

Despite a few annoyances, the Fitbit Flex 2 is a near-perfect affordable fitness tracker

£80 inc VAT
Fitbit Surge
Fitbit Surge review: Gone, but not forgotten
Fitness trackers

Feature-packed but the Fitbit Surge doesn't quite gel together

£148 inc VAT
What is BritBox? The BBC/ITV answer to Netflix explained
TVs

Already active in the US, BritBox will see the two broadcasters pool their shows into one streaming service