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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

Nokia kicks off MWC with five new handsets
Mobile phones

Four smartphones and a feature phone

Nexus 5X back sideways
Nexus 5X review: Time to move on
Mobile phones

The Nexus 5X was an excellent Android handset for a reasonable price; it's a shame it's gone the way of the Dodo

£339 inc VAT (16GB)
HTC 10 display
HTC 10 review: 2018 is time to move on
Mobile phones

The most personalised take on Android yet and a huge improvement on the One M9, but the HTC 10 still has a few minor flaws holding it back

£569 inc VAT
HTC One M8 review
Mobile phones

Aside from the dual camera it's largely a by-the-numbers update, but the design alone is still enough to turn heads

£530 inc VAT
Discover the best Black Friday eBay deals and discounts
Technology

Looking to pick up a bargain before the big sales kick off? Then this is our pick of the best pre-Black Friday deals

Debenhams Black Friday deals
Health & beauty Home appliances Kitchen

Debenhams’ Black Friday deals have begun, perfect for some great Christmas deals

Football Manager 2018: New features revealed
Gaming

The latest Football Manager 2018 news ahead of next week's release

Virgin is giving away PS4 bundles with top Sony phones
Mobile phones

A great way of getting a PlayStation 4 and a top notch phone

iPhone 8 colours: What shades does Apple’s new baby come in?
Mobile phones

You’ve got three choices…

Our pick of IFA 2017
Technology

After three days on the showfloor, it’s decision time