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This guide suggests 44 steps. https://www.ifixit.com/Guide/iPhone+11+Battery+Replacement/1... I think one could use a/the screwdriver as opener or instead of the tweezers lately but replacing the battery is not something everybody can do. Compared to how easy it was 10 years ago to swap a battery.

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Everybody who buys a $500-1500 phone can pay $20 at a corner shop to change a battery. A battery hatch to make it completely "end user replacable" won't make any difference.

At least here in Australia, corner shops doing repairs are a dying breed - there's no money in it once you factor in rent and electricity and wages. An online search replacing a popular Samsung was $AU99.

My current 3 year old phone is also a dying breed where when the time comes, I can buy a genuine Moto battery for $AU16 delivered and replace it myself in under 30 seconds.

And iPhones are usually ok.

Some other phones need to be taken completely apart for a battery replacement

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