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No. Won't even think about switching to Win (and preinstalled crapware). Sadly not a Windows specific issue: Had to set up a new Android phone for a friend. First thing it did after getting WiFi was downloading crapware like Candy Crush - just like Win 10 inside a VM did.
Even Ubuntu is guilty of the advertising crap (and privacy problems). Some versions ago: Amazon search in the local search function.

Was it a xiaomi/Huawei? Those phones always come with ads. Will never recommend them to anyone.

Wiko View 4. Giant battery, pretty cheap, good enough. Turned off all apps with "Wiko" in their name (and a few others) and that was it. Silence.
I have almost no knowledge about those phones (but I'm learning) and will never get one for me.