A method for establishing a communication connection, comprising: sending, by a first terminal, wireless fidelity, Wi-Fi, Direct configuration information of the first terminal to a second terminal through a near field communication, NFC, connection between the first terminal and the second terminal, wherein the Wi-Fi Direct configuration information of the first terminal comprises group information of the first terminal, the group information of the first terminal indicating: the first terminal being not a member of any existing group, the first terminal being a group owner of an existing group to which the first terminal belongs, or the first terminal being a client of an existing group to which the first terminal belongs; receiving, by the first terminal, Wi-Fi Direct configuration information of the second terminal from the second terminal through the NFC connection between the first terminal and the second terminal, wherein the Wi-Fi Direct configuration information of the second terminal comprises group information of the second terminal, the group information of the second terminal indicating: the second terminal being not a member of any existing group, the second terminal being a group owner of an existing group to which the second terminal belongs, or the second terminal being a client of an existing group to which the second terminal belongs; and establishing, by the first terminal, a Wi-Fi Direct connection between the first terminal and the second terminal according to the Wi-Fi Direct configuration information of the first terminal and the Wi-Fi Direct configuration information of the second terminal in a case that both of the first terminal and the second terminal are not a member of any existing group. sending, by a first terminal, wireless fidelity, Wi-Fi, Direct configuration information of the first terminal to a second terminal through a near field communication, NFC, connection between the first terminal and the second terminal, wherein the Wi-Fi Direct configuration information of the first terminal comprises group information of the first terminal, the group information of the first terminal indicating: the first terminal being not a member of any existing group, the first terminal being a group owner of an existing group to which the first terminal belongs, or the first terminal being a client of an existing group to which the first terminal belongs; receiving, by the first terminal, Wi-Fi Direct configuration information of the second terminal from the second terminal through the NFC connection between the first terminal and the second terminal, wherein the Wi-Fi Direct configuration information of the second terminal comprises group information of the second terminal, the group information of the second terminal indicating: the second terminal being not a member of any existing group, the second terminal being a group owner of an existing group to which the second terminal belongs, or the second terminal being a client of an existing group to which the second terminal belongs; and establishing, by the first terminal, a Wi-Fi Direct connection between the first terminal and the second terminal according to the Wi-Fi Direct configuration information of the first terminal and the Wi-Fi Direct configuration information of the second terminal in a case that both of the first terminal and the second terminal are not a member of any existing group.