There is provided a high frequency power amplifier circuit capable of enhancing detection accuracy of an output level, necessary for feedback control of the high frequency power amplifier circuit, and capable of executing output power control with higher precision, With the high frequency power amplifier circuit, the detection of the output level, necessary for feedback control of the high frequency power amplifier circuit is executed by use of a current detection method, and in an electronic device comprising a differential amplifier for comparing an output power detection signal with an output level designation signal and for generating a signal for controlling a gain of the high frequency power amplifier circuit according to a potential difference between the two signals, a power source voltage with variation less than that for the power source voltage of the high frequency power amplifier circuit is used as the operational power source voltage of the output power detection circuit. Further, there is provided a capacitor across which an AC component is taken out from the output side of a power amplification transistor in the final amplification stage of the high frequency power amplifier circuit to be thereby impressed to the interior of the output power detection circuit.