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
OPPO Reno Z Review
The OPPO Reno Z might only cost $499, but it's more phone than the price-tag would lead you to believe. A solid all-round midrange device.
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Huawei & Google: Everything you need to know about the Android ban [UPDATED]
Everything you need to know about the drama between Huawei and Google.
Meet Vivo, the latest smartphone manufacturer to set up shop in Australia
Chinese smartphone giant Vivo is trying its hand in the Australian market.
This "Farreri" phone will make you as cool as your mum thinks you are
Ever wanted to flip a Ferrari?
Last Week's Most Popular Phone Plans (19/08/19)
Here are the most popular phone plans from the WhistleOut database in the last week.
Optus 5G home broadband kits are now available in select stores
Two Optus stores in Sydney are now slinging 5G home broadband.
It looks like Apple will reveal new iPhones on September 10
Apple may have accidentally revealed the launch date for its new iPhones.
Photo Tour: Inside a smartphone refurbishing facility
We checked out what goes on inside a smartphone refurb facility.
Vodafone launches eSIM for phones and tablets
Vodafone customers with select devices can now ditch their physical SIM card.
Last Week's Most Popular Phone Plans (12/08/19)
Here are the most popular phone plans from the WhistleOut database in the last week.
