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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

Five video doorbells attached to a wall
The best video doorbells 2024: The top smart doorbells
Video doorbells

We’ve tested and used the best video doorbells from all the biggest security companies to find out which come out on top

The best DNA tests to buy in 2024
Health & beauty

I’ve tested a selection of kits to find the best DNA test for you, whether you’re researching your heritage, health risks or family tree

Amazon Echo Sub review: Alexa can be all about that bass
Smart speakers

An upgrade rather than a standalone Echo, the Echo Sub is a welcome addition to the Alexa family

£120 inc VAT
The best smartwatches you can buy
Smartwatches

Here are the best smartwatches you can buy in 2023

Xiaomi Redmi Note 13 Pro review
Xiaomi Redmi Note 13 Pro review: The Redmi sweet spot
Mobile phones

The Redmi Note 13 Pro gets the price-to-specs balance just about right, offering much better value than either of its siblings

£339 inc VAT
Xiaomi Redmi Note 13 Pro Plus review
Xiaomi Redmi Note 13 Pro Plus review
Mobile phones

The name’s a bit of a mouthful but the Xiaomi Redmi Note 13 Pro Plus is a solid enough mid-range phone

£449 inc VAT
Xiaomi Redmi Note 13 5G review: Struggling to keep up
Mobile phones

In isolation, the Xiaomi Redmi Note 13 5G is a great phone – but with so many superb handsets at this price point, you can do better

£279 inc VAT
Five reasons why the Surface Laptop 5 is the perfect laptop for you
Everything you need to know about the Surface Laptop 5
Laptops

Beautiful, well specced and repairable, the Surface Laptop 5 is the appealingly priced ultrabook you need in your life

Amazon Echo Dot 5th Generation (2022) review: Now cheaper
Smart speakers

The Amazon Echo Dot was already the best compact smart speaker around and this iterative 2022 update maintains that

£55 inc VAT
Fitbit Inspire 3 review: Our favourite cheap Fitbit
Fitness trackers

With solid improvements and no dubious deductions, the Fitbit Inspire 3 is the company’s best product of 2022

£85 inc VAT