Call origination method for full-touch screen portable terminal

摘要

An apparatus and method for originating a call in a full-touch screen portable terminal are provided. In the method, it is determined whether a malfunction occurs. An emergency call mode is executed in the event of the malfunction. It is determined whether an event is generated in the emergency call mode. If the event is generated, a phone number corresponding to the generated event is retrieved to originate a call.