The invention relates to a dialing control method which comprises: displaying a start interface; displaying a preset area; detecting whether an operation instruction is received in the preset area, and if yes, acquiring a fingerprint; and detecting whether a size of the fingerprint is greater than a preset size, starting dialing if yes, or turning off a screen. According to the dialing control method disclosed by the invention, by detecting a fingerprint size of a user to judge whether the user operating a mobile phone is a child and exiting a dialing interface when the fingerprint size of the user is small, influence of misoperation dialing of young children on users is avoided, so that on one hand, the mobile phone can continue to provide entertainment for children, and on the other hand, misoperation dialing of children can be effectively avoided.