An electronic device is provided, which includes a touch panel; a display; a cover window disposed on the touch panel, wherein the cover window includes a first region corresponding to the touch panel and a second region corresponding to a region outside the touch panel, and wherein the first region includes a first sub-region corresponding to an inner region of the touch panel and a second sub-region corresponding to an outer region of the touch panel; and a processor configured to provide a UI through the display, obtain a signal of a touch input from the touch panel, determine a region in which the touch input initially occurred, based on the signal, determine a type of the input based on the region in which the touch input initially occurred, and execute an event corresponding to the determined type of the touch input, based on the user interface.