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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.
- recommendedPolar M430 review It’s big, fat and hard to live with permanently, but the M430 is much better when you break it out for running specifically£169
- recommendedRealme 7 Pro review: A great mid-range choice The Realme 7 Pro is excellent, but is squeezed hard by competition in the mid-range space£279
- recommendedFitbit Charge 2 review Heart-rate monitoring and five-day battery life in a top-notch package — and the price is very reasonable, too£130
- recommendedSamsung Galaxy S10 Lite review: Lite means might The Galaxy S20 may take the limelight, but the S10 Lite will fit 90% of your requirements at nearly half the price£579
- recommendedMotorola Moto G8 Power review: The phone that goes on and on The Moto G8 Power is strongly recommended, but it’s not quite the game changer the G7 Power was£220
- best buyMoto G7 Power review: Power to the people At £60 cheaper than the Moto G7, the G7 Power is our new budget champion£179
- best buyMotorola Moto E6 Plus review: A £100 wonder There are better smartphones than the Moto E6 Plus, but not without spending a fair bit more£100
- Samsung Galaxy A10: Great in its day, but its time has gone The Samsung Galaxy A10 is enduringly popular, but your money can go a lot further now£140
- Save £65 on the colourful Philips Hue Starter Kit Hue’d have thought this kind of discount was possible?
- best buyEcho Dot with Clock review: Moving with the times The new Echo Dot takes a winning formula and adds a clock. What’s not to like?£60
- recommendedAmazfit Verge Lite and Verge review: Cheap and cheerful Both offer solid performance and great battery life but at just £75 the Amazfit Verge Lite is the smartwatch to buy£125
- Kami Indoor Camera review: Nice camera, shame about the app The Kami Indoor Camera promises a lot but is, ultimately, infuriating to use£80
- Honor 9X Pro review: Android hobbled Great hardware, but without Google apps the Honor 9X Pro is impossible to recommend£250