An apparatus for image contrast enhancement and a method, electronic equipment that includes: a dividing unit configured to divide an input image into at least two layers; and detail degrees of the at least two layers are different; an enhancing unit configured to perform contrast enhancement on each of the at least two layers respectively; and degrees of enhancing contrasts of the layers are different; and a combining unit configured to combine the contrast-enhanced at least two layers. By dividing the input image into at least two layers with different detail degrees and performing contrast enhancement on the at least two layers at different degrees, the contrast of the image may be accurately and effectively enhanced, thereby a display effect of the image may be improved.