Apparatus and method for displaying a position of mobile terminal

A portable terminal that detects and displays a location of a second portable terminal during a wireless call therebetween, the portable terminal being a first portable comprising:

• a display unit;
• a communication unit;
• a location detection unit configured to detect a first location of the first portable terminal;
• a direction detection unit configured to detect a direction of the first portable terminal relative to the second portable terminal during a call between the first portable terminal and the second portable terminal;
• a camera configured to photograph an image;
• a controller configured to receive location information of the second portable terminal while the first portable terminal is engaged in a call mode with the second portable terminal, configured to operate the camera upon receiving the location information of the second portable terminal to display an image photographed by the camera on the display, configured to analyze the first location information detected by the location detection unit of the first portable terminal and the received location information of the second portable terminal to calculate a distance between the first portable terminal and the second portable terminal, and configured to display the location of the second portable terminal on the displayed image when a direction of the first portable terminal detected by the direction detection unit aligns with the location of the second portable terminal;
• and
• wherein the display unit is configured to display a location of the second portable terminal on the image photographed by the camera, according to control of the controller.