Why does a cell tower need to be massive to transmit data to a smartphone but the phone’s extremely small antenna can transmit data back over the same distance?

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Why does a cell tower need to be massive to transmit data to a smartphone but the phone’s extremely small antenna can transmit data back over the same distance?

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You have someone who has small ears and a small voice (the phone) and you want to talk to them from a distance. You yourself (the tower) will need a big voice and big ears, so that they can hear you and you can hear them.

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