An electronic device and a control method are described where the electronic device includes a first body having a first end and a second end; a connecting body having a third end and a fourth end, the third end being connected to the second end; a second body having a fifth end and a sixth end, the fifth end being connected to the fourth end, the second body being capable of rotating round the first body through the connecting body. The connecting body includes a connecting sub-input unit configured to acquire an input operation.