A method for acquiring location information, comprising, at a mobile terminal: acquiring a remaining power amount of a mobile terminal; acquiring location information of the mobile terminal when the remaining power amount of the mobile terminal is lower than a preset threshold; and transmitting the location information to a target receiving terminal; characterized in that: acquiring the location information of the mobile terminal comprises: capturing an image of an environment where the mobile terminal is currently located by a camera; wherein capturing an image of an environment where the mobile terminal is currently located by a camera comprises: acquiring a screen orientation of the mobile terminal; activating a front camera and capturing the image of the environment where the mobile terminal is currently located by the front camera if the screen orientation of the mobile terminal is upward; and activating a rear camera and capturing the image of the environment where the mobile terminal is currently located by the rear camera if the screen orientation of the mobile terminal is downward. acquiring a remaining power amount of a mobile terminal; acquiring location information of the mobile terminal when the remaining power amount of the mobile terminal is lower than a preset threshold; and transmitting the location information to a target receiving terminal; characterized in that: acquiring the location information of the mobile terminal comprises: capturing an image of an environment where the mobile terminal is currently located by a camera; wherein capturing an image of an environment where the mobile terminal is currently located by a camera comprises: acquiring a screen orientation of the mobile terminal; activating a front camera and capturing the image of the environment where the mobile terminal is currently located by the front camera if the screen orientation of the mobile terminal is upward; and activating a rear camera and capturing the image of the environment where the mobile terminal is currently located by the rear camera if the screen orientation of the mobile terminal is downward. acquiring the location information of the mobile terminal comprises: capturing an image of an environment where the mobile terminal is currently located by a camera; wherein capturing an image of an environment where the mobile terminal is currently located by a camera comprises: acquiring a screen orientation of the mobile terminal; activating a front camera and capturing the image of the environment where the mobile terminal is currently located by the front camera if the screen orientation of the mobile terminal is upward; and activating a rear camera and capturing the image of the environment where the mobile terminal is currently located by the rear camera if the screen orientation of the mobile terminal is downward. capturing an image of an environment where the mobile terminal is currently located by a camera; wherein capturing an image of an environment where the mobile terminal is currently located by a camera comprises: acquiring a screen orientation of the mobile terminal; activating a front camera and capturing the image of the environment where the mobile terminal is currently located by the front camera if the screen orientation of the mobile terminal is upward; and activating a rear camera and capturing the image of the environment where the mobile terminal is currently located by the rear camera if the screen orientation of the mobile terminal is downward. acquiring a screen orientation of the mobile terminal; activating a front camera and capturing the image of the environment where the mobile terminal is currently located by the front camera if the screen orientation of the mobile terminal is upward; and activating a rear camera and capturing the image of the environment where the mobile terminal is currently located by the rear camera if the screen orientation of the mobile terminal is downward.