An electronic device and a method for controlling the electronic device are provided. The electronic device includes a storage; a display; a communication interface configured to communicate with an external device to receive, from the external device, a video signal including a plurality of frames at a second transmission speed that is faster than a first transmission speed; and a processor configured to: control the communication interface to receive the plurality of frames transmitted at the second transmission speed and store the plurality of frames in the storage, identify features of a second frame among the plurality of frames to be played back after a first frame among the plurality of frames, and control the display to display the first frame based on the identified features of the second frame.