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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

The Meizu Zero is a smartphone without ports
Mobile phones

No charging port, no SIM tray, no nothing

This Sony Xperia XZ3 contract is £147 cheaper than SIM-free
Mobile phones

A bargain on Sony’s flagship OLED handset

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
Quick! The Mate 20 Pro is a bargain buy with 33% off
Mobile phones

Huawei’s Mate 20 Pro is a lot more palatable when priced under £600

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
This SIM-free Moto G6 Plus deal is an absolute steal
Mobile phones

One of the best cheap phones around is now even cheaper

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)