A warranty is a contractual promise to do something; e.g. if the product fails in a method covered by the warranty, the seller will do whatever they promised to do under that warranty provision.
Negligence involves the breach of a duty of care owed to someone. It doesn't depend on the existence of a contract. It doesn't expire, though there are limitation periods.
So yes, they're different things. I'm not saying either is or isn't applicable here, of course.
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