Articles By Alex Choros
Alex Choros
Alex Choros is the Managing Editor of WhistleOut Australia and an award-winning journalist. He's been writing about consumer technology for over a decade and is an expert on the Australian telco sector, to the point where he knows far too many phone and internet plans by heart. In addition to leading the WhistleOut editorial team, Alex is responsible for ruining the office Sonos with his troubled taste in music.
Throughout his career as a journalist, Alex has covered international trade shows, spent three years co-hosting a tech show on community radio, and was awarded Highly Commended in the Best Reviewer category of the 2018 IT Journalism Awards and the 2021 IT Journalism Awards. His work contributed to WhistleOut Australia winning the Best Consumer Technology Coverage award in the 2023 IT Journalism Awards. Alex won the Consensus Award for Best Investigative Writer in 2024, and the Consensus Award for Best Editor in 2025.
He regularly contributed to Gizmodo and Lifehacker, and he often pops up on 2GB and 3AW to talk telco. On weekends, you'll find Alex at a wine bar, on a hike, or in the middle of a mosh pit.
Expertise
- Mobile plans
- Internet plans
- Smartphones and tablets
- Headphones and speakers
- NBN
- Telco
Awards
- Best Editor (2025 Consensus IT Writers Awards)
- Best Investigative Writer (2024 Consensus IT Writers Awards)
- Best Consumer Technology Coverage (2023 IT Journalism Awards)
- Finalist - Most Controversial Writer (2023 Consensus IT Writers Awards)
- Highly Commended - Best Reviewer (2021 IT Journalism Awards)
- Highly Commended - Best Reviewer (2018 IT Journalism Awards)
Education
- Masters of Strategic Public Relations - University of Sydney (2013 - 2015)
- Bachelor of Creative Industries and Information Technology - Queensland University of Technology (2008 - 2012)
Featured Publications
Over a decade of phone gig photography compared
A deeply specific look at just how much smartphone cameras have improved over the last decade.
Editor's Picks: Best nbn® Plans Mar 2021
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Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra Review: Mostly living up to the name
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Hands-on preview: OPPO's X 2021 rollable smartphone is an engineering marvel
They see OPPO rollin', they hatin'.
Aussie Broadband will sell 5G phone plans by the middle of 2021
Aussie Broadband is partnering with Optus for new mobile plans.
The Huawei Mate X2 is a larger Galaxy Fold with no Google apps
Huawei's latest foldable phone takes more than a few cues from Samsung.
Save $480 on the Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra on Telstra
Telstra is running a Galaxy S21 flash sale.
Realme 7 5G Review: It's a shame about the battery
The Realme 7 5G is a solid mid-range device that is unfortunately let down by mediocre battery when connected to 5G networks.
