A mobile terminal (100) and a control method thereof are provided. The mobile terminal (100) may include a body, at least one display (151) provided to one side of the body, at least one key button (131) provided to the body to receive a user input, a sensing unit (140) to sense a motion of the body, and a controller (180) to cancel a lock screen displayed on the display (151) based on the motion detected by the sensing unit (140) when the user input is acquired through the key button (131).
