There is a difference between the two thumbnails. The upper one indicates the Chrome profile. Logging into the Chrome browser can sync your data such as bookmarks, history, saved passwords, etc. on multiple devices and makes transitioning between them easier. More information.
Logging into Google (shown with the lower thumbnail) allows a Google Workspace user the ability to access their Google Docs, Google Slides, Google Classroom classes, etc. You can access your Google account without signing into Chrome, however note that bookmarks, cached history, etc. will not be accessible. Once logged into both, a second (or third or fourth...) user can access their items using Chrome profiles. Simply click +ADD in the upper right corner.
When adding additional profiles, login to both Chrome and Google to keep your multiple profiles and settings separate. There are many scenarios in which multiple profiles on one device may be helpful: two siblings sharing a device, a user who has both a work and personal account, a user who has two work profiles, etc.
Check out the following two animations to view these concepts on an iOS device.
Switching Profiles on an iPad
Logging In and Out of a Google App on an iPad
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