As we know, foldable cellphones have been around for years. They are the reason we can carry around the smartphones we have today. People aren’t hesitant to grab the latest iPhone 12 or Galaxy S21, but when it comes to the foldable smartphone flagships, that appears to be a different case.

I first learned about foldable smartphones with the release of the Samsung Galaxy Zflip. After doing research about this kind of technology, I was surprised to learn that there were already foldable smartphones out on the market. I would classify myself in the decision stage of adoption. My research and findings have led me to decide that I will not be adopting this new technology… yet. I can definitely see myself reaching the confirmation stage and buying a foldable smart phone in the future because I think the technology is innovative, useful, and something just brand new. Now Samsung is on their third foldable smartphone, the Galaxy Zflip 3. I am holding off on the decision of buying one right now because I don’t think the technology has been perfected yet to purchase one of these expensive phones.

Since I have not reached one of the last 2 stages of adoption, I will use wearable technology as my example; more specifically: the Samsung Galaxy Watch 3. I would categorize myself in the early majority class with my smart watch. I purchased the Galaxy Watch 3 around 2 months after it was released and on shelves. There were still risks to take because not too many people were using and reporting their experiences with the watch.

An example of an innovation where I would fall into a different category are smart TV’s. Smart TV’s have been around for years and I just purchased my first one last year, making me a laggard. Many smart TV’s have been produced and have been able to work out any problems they may have. Obviously smart TV technology will continue to increase over the years but I would say I was pretty late to the game in owning one of them.