A mobile terminal includes a display unit disposed on a front surface and including a first portion and a second portion formed to be rotatable with respect to a boundary portion formed on one side of the first portion so as to be in a state in which the second portion covers the first portion or a state in which the second portion does not cover the first portion, a first sensing unit disposed on a left end of the terminal body and generating a first signal on the basis of a movement of the left end, a second sensing unit disposed on the right end of the terminal body and generating a second signal on the basis of a movement of the right end, and a controller controlling at least one of functions executable on the terminal on the basis of the first signal and the second signal.