The embodiments of the present invention provide a
GPS positioning method for a mobile terminal and the mobile terminal. The method comprises: after
GPS positioning is initiated, acquiring a first
cell identification of a first
cell where a mobile terminal is located; according to the first
cell identification, acquiring first
longitude and
latitude information corresponding to the first cell from a correlation table stored in the mobile terminal, wherein the correlation table comprises cell identifications and
longitude and
latitude information corresponding to the cell identifications; and performing the
GPS positioning on the mobile terminal through a
GPS receiver in the mobile terminal in combination with the first
longitude and
latitude information, pre-acquired
time information and
ephemeris information. In the embodiments of the present invention, when the mobile terminal performs GPS positioning, longitude and latitude information corresponding to a cell where the mobile terminal is currently located is acquired from a correlation table stored in the mobile terminal, and according to the longitude and latitude information and pre-acquired
time information and
ephemeris information, the GPS positioning speed of a
GPS receiver can be accelerated.