The present invention relates to a mobile terminal for controlling dynamic resolution, comprising: a display unit for receiving a user input for executing an application including a plurality of objects; a memory for storing setting information displaying, at a first resolution, a screen on the display unit; and a control unit for receiving information on a plurality of resolutions supported by the application, selecting a second resolution, which is the resolution of an execution screen on which the application is executed, on the basis of the first resolution and the plurality of resolutions, configuring the execution screen by synthesizing the plurality of objects with a system UI according to the second resolution, and up-scaling the configured execution screen according to a ratio of the first and second resolutions so as to display the up-scaled execution screen on the display unit. Therefore, dynamic resolution can be controlled.