The application discloses an electronic device and a control method and device for the electronic device. The electronic device comprises a display screen and a time-of-flight component, wherein a front side and a back side which are opposite to each other are formed in the display area of the display screen; the display screen comprises first and second sub-screens which can be independently controlled; the first sub-screen forms a first sub-display area; the second sub-screen forms a second sub-display area; the time-of-flight component comprises an optical
receiver; the optical
receiver isarranged on the back side of the display screen and corresponds to the first sub-display area; and the optical
receiver is used for receiving the reflected
laser pulse passing through the first sub-display area. When the optical receiver is turned on, the first sub-display area displays an image in a first display
time sequence, and the optical receiver exposes the image in an
exposure time sequence. The effective working state corresponding to the first display
time sequence is staggered from the effective working state corresponding to the
exposure time sequence. The optical receiver is arranged on the back side of the display screen, so that a hole aligned with the optical receiver does not need to be formed on the display screen, and the screen-to-body ratio is relatively high.