Abstract: Provided are a mobile terminal capable of sensing a user's gesture and a control method thereof. The mobile terminal includes a control unit configured to store data for executing a preset control operation when a preset gesture is applied, a sensing unit configured to, when the preset gesture is applied again, calculate a first sensing value based on the preset gesture, and a wireless communication unit configured to receive a second sensing value calculated in an external terminal by the preset gesture from the external terminal, wherein when the first sensing value and the second sensing value are within a preset specific range, the control unit executes the preset control operation on the basis of the data.