A portable terminal with a cradle is provided. The cradle includes a base
unit, a cradling unit assembled to one face of the base unit and
rotatable about a rotary axis extending perpendicularly to the one face
of the base unit, and at least one cover member pivotally connected to
the base unit. If the housing of the terminal is mounted on the cradling
unit and rotated together with the cradling unit, the front and rear
faces of the housing are reversed. The cradle configured in this manner
is advantageous in that its cover member can protect the housing of the
terminal and improve structural stability of the slim terminal. In
addition, because the cover is used as a support in the extended state, a
display device can be variously oriented, so that a user can conveniently
use a multimedia service such as a broadcast.