Disclosed is a portable terminal and a sliding type cradle for the same, by which a user can conveniently view images. The portable terminal includes a first housing having a recess formed at a desired depth on an upper surface of the first housing, and including at least one speaker unit and a plurality of keys; and a second housing including a display unit, and sliding while facing the first housing and automatically rotating at the location where the sliding movement terminates so that the display unit is slantingly cradled.