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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The cell tower’s massive equipment can pick up even weak signal, while the phone’s small antenna needs to get a fairly strong signal to receive it reliably.

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