An electronic device and a control method thereof based on motion recognition. The electronic device receives at least one signal through a communication unit thereof and, based on the received signal, executes a vibration notification. Also, the device detects a motion thereof through at least one motion sensor equipped therein and determines whether a state of at least one connection unit equipped in a housing is changed. The device also obtains information associated with a users body part on which the device is worn, based on at least one of information associated with the detected motion and information associated with the changed state of the connection unit. Then, based on the obtained information, the device performs at least one function.
