A mobile terminal, comprising: a display unit provided with an electrode layer having a plurality of nodes, and a display layer configured to receive power from the electrode layer and display visual information; a touch sensor disposed to overlap with the display layer to sense a touch input using the electrode layer; and a controller configured to control power supplied to the electrode layer to control the display unit and the touch sensor, wherein the driving mode of the touch sensor comprises: a first driving mode in which the plurality of nodes are simultaneously turned on to sense the touch input; and a second driving mode in which the plurality of nodes are sequentially turned on to detect the coordinate of the touch input when the touch input is sensed, wherein the display unit and the touch sensor form a touch screen, the touch screen is partitioned into a plurality of regions including a first region and a second region, the controller is further configured to: control the touch screen to display visual information on the first region and the display unit to turn off illumination of the second region in the first driving mode, determine whether the touch input is applied to the first region in which the display unit is in an active state during a first frame, control switching from the first driving mode to the second driving mode when the touch input is applied to the first region, and drive the touch sensor in the second driving mode during a second frame following the first frame during which the touch input is sensed to detect a touch coordinate of the touch input. a display unit provided with an electrode layer having a plurality of nodes, and a display layer configured to receive power from the electrode layer and display visual information; a touch sensor disposed to overlap with the display layer to sense a touch input using the electrode layer; and a controller configured to control power supplied to the electrode layer to control the display unit and the touch sensor, wherein the driving mode of the touch sensor comprises: a first driving mode in which the plurality of nodes are simultaneously turned on to sense the touch input; and a second driving mode in which the plurality of nodes are sequentially turned on to detect the coordinate of the touch input when the touch input is sensed, wherein the display unit and the touch sensor form a touch screen, the touch screen is partitioned into a plurality of regions including a first region and a second region, the controller is further configured to: control the touch screen to display visual information on the first region and the display unit to turn off illumination of the second region in the first driving mode, determine whether the touch input is applied to the first region in which the display unit is in an active state during a first frame, control switching from the first driving mode to the second driving mode when the touch input is applied to the first region, and drive the touch sensor in the second driving mode during a second frame following the first frame during which the touch input is sensed to detect a touch coordinate of the touch input. a first driving mode in which the plurality of nodes are simultaneously turned on to sense the touch input; and a second driving mode in which the plurality of nodes are sequentially turned on to detect the coordinate of the touch input when the touch input is sensed, wherein the display unit and the touch sensor form a touch screen, the touch screen is partitioned into a plurality of regions including a first region and a second region, the controller is further configured to: control the touch screen to display visual information on the first region and the display unit to turn off illumination of the second region in the first driving mode, determine whether the touch input is applied to the first region in which the display unit is in an active state during a first frame, control switching from the first driving mode to the second driving mode when the touch input is applied to the first region, and drive the touch sensor in the second driving mode during a second frame following the first frame during which the touch input is sensed to detect a touch coordinate of the touch input. control the touch screen to display visual information on the first region and the display unit to turn off illumination of the second region in the first driving mode, determine whether the touch input is applied to the first region in which the display unit is in an active state during a first frame, control switching from the first driving mode to the second driving mode when the touch input is applied to the first region, and drive the touch sensor in the second driving mode during a second frame following the first frame during which the touch input is sensed to detect a touch coordinate of the touch input.