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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

Fitbit Sense 2 review: One step forward, two steps back
Smartwatches

The Fitbit Sense 2 adds little, takes away lots and costs more than the old model

£270 inc VAT
Fitbit Versa 3: Frustratingly close to perfection
Smartwatches

The Fitbit Versa 3 finally gives us built-in GPS, but sabotages itself with a dubious new design choice

£200 inc. VAT
Fitbit Inspire 2 review: Great for casuals; less so for pros
Fitness trackers Wearable technology

The Fitbit Inspire 2 tries to do it all, with mixed results

£90 inc VAT
Fitbit Charge 5 review: An improvement but at a price
Wearable technology

The Fitbit Charge 5 makes the fitness band every bit as desirable as the Versa, but the price will put some people off

£170 inc. VAT
Ancestry DNA review: The best way to track your heritage
Health & beauty

Ancestry DNA’s enormous customer base makes it the best way of tracking long-lost relatives

£79 plus shipping inc VAT
Amazon Kindle Scribe: A solid first step
eReaders

The Kindle Scribe shows great promise but in places it feels more like a promising prototype than a finished product

£330 inc VAT (with Basic Pen)
The best Chinese smartphones you can buy today
Mobile phones

Chinese smartphones tend to be cheaper and just as well equipped as the established brands. Here are the best Chinese phones around today

The best ebook readers you can buy today
eReaders Tablets

Ditch that pile of dusty old tomes for a sleek ebook reader. We’ll help you choose the right one, whatever your budget

The best Samsung watches to buy
Smartwatches Wearable technology

From the Galaxy Watch 4 to the Fit2, which of Samsung's smartwatches best suits your needs?

Amazon Echo Show 5 (3rd Gen) review: Better but pricier
Smart speakers

The Amazon Echo Show is undoubtedly improved but not by enough to justify a 20% price hike

£90 Inc VAT