A display assembly (100, 200) for a portable terminal, the display assembly comprising: a housing (110, 220) comprising a base portion and a continuous side portion extending from the base portion to define an interior compartment (112, 222); a resilient body (108, 218) positioned in the interior compartment (112, 222) of the housing, the resilient body (108, 218) comprising a base portion and a continuous side portion extending from the base portion; a display (106, 214) having side and bottom surfaces engaged by the resilient body (108, 218), wherein only the side and bottom surfaces of the display (106, 214) are engaged by the resilient body (108, 218), the bottom surface being opposite a top surface of the display (106, 214), and the side surface connecting the top and bottom surfaces of the display (106, 214); a cover plate (102, 202) for enclosing the housing, the cover plate (102, 202) having an expansion gap (101, 201), the top surface (106, 214) of the display (106, 214) being opposite to the cover plate (102, 202); and a sealing gasket (104,204) positioned between the top surface of the display (106, 214) and the cover plate (102, 202), the sealing gasket (104,204) overlapping a portion of the top surface of the display (106, 214), the sealing gasket (104,204) being a separate piece from the resilient body (108, 218); wherein, when the cover plate (102, 202) is coupled to the housing, the sealing gasket (104,204) creates a seal between the display (106, 214) and the sealing gasket (104,204) for inhibiting the penetration of foreign matter into the interior compartment (112, 222) of the housing, and the expansion gap (101, 201) in the cover plate (102, 202) being arranged to accommodate expansion of the sealing gasket (104,204). a housing (110, 220) comprising a base portion and a continuous side portion extending from the base portion to define an interior compartment (112, 222); a resilient body (108, 218) positioned in the interior compartment (112, 222) of the housing, the resilient body (108, 218) comprising a base portion and a continuous side portion extending from the base portion; a display (106, 214) having side and bottom surfaces engaged by the resilient body (108, 218), wherein only the side and bottom surfaces of the display (106, 214) are engaged by the resilient body (108, 218), the bottom surface being opposite a top surface of the display (106, 214), and the side surface connecting the top and bottom surfaces of the display (106, 214); a cover plate (102, 202) for enclosing the housing, the cover plate (102, 202) having an expansion gap (101, 201), the top surface (106, 214) of the display (106, 214) being opposite to the cover plate (102, 202); and a sealing gasket (104,204) positioned between the top surface of the display (106, 214) and the cover plate (102, 202), the sealing gasket (104,204) overlapping a portion of the top surface of the display (106, 214), the sealing gasket (104,204) being a separate piece from the resilient body (108, 218); wherein, when the cover plate (102, 202) is coupled to the housing, the sealing gasket (104,204) creates a seal between the display (106, 214) and the sealing gasket (104,204) for inhibiting the penetration of foreign matter into the interior compartment (112, 222) of the housing, and the expansion gap (101, 201) in the cover plate (102, 202) being arranged to accommodate expansion of the sealing gasket (104,204).