A simultaneous localization and mapping-based electronic device includes: a data acquisition device configured to acquire external data; a memory; and a processor configured to be operatively connected to the data acquisition device and the memory, wherein the processor is further configured to extract features of surrounding objects from the acquired external data, calculate a score of a registration error of the extracted features when the number of the extracted features is greater than a set number stored in the memory, and select the set number of features from the among the extracted features, based on the calculated score.