Electronic device with near-field antenna operating through display

An electronic device, comprising:

• a housing;
• a curved cover layer for a display coupled to the housing;
• a display pixel layer for the display that overlaps the curved cover layer at an active area of the display;
• an antenna resonating element for an antenna that overlaps the curved cover layer at an inactive area of the display;
• a conductive coil in the housing that runs along a periphery of the display;
• and
• opaque masking material that overlaps the curved cover layer at the inactive area of the display, wherein the antenna resonating element is mounted against the opaque masking material.

An electronic device, comprising:

• a housing;
• a curved cover layer for a display coupled to the housing;
• a display pixel layer for the display that overlaps the curved cover layer at an active area of the display;
• an antenna resonating element for an antenna that overlaps the curved cover layer at an inactive area of the display;
• and
• a conductive coil in the housing that runs along a periphery of the display, wherein the curved cover layer has a curved exterior surface at the inactive area of the display and an opposing interior surface at the inactive area of the display, and the antenna resonating element is mounted on the interior surface of the curved cover layer and overlaps the curved exterior surface of the curved cover layer.