Disclosed is a mobile terminal having a main housing; a popup housing slidably movable on the main housing in a longitudinal direction to open or close an upper part of the main housing; and a lens housing connected to a rear of the main housing in such a manner that it can be pivoted around a rotating axis which is parallel to the sliding direction of the popup housing, the lens housing being opened or closed according to the sliding movement of the popup housing, and when the popup housing is moved up, the lens housing is capable of being pivoted around the rotating axis to expose a camera module facing in the same direction as a front side of the main housing. A picture may be taken through a through hole when the lens housing is closed by the popup housing. When the popup housing is moved up to expose the lens housing, the lens housing may be pivoted to take pictures in various directions.