which connections is faster? socket or http

[primerib]

in browsers like bolt and opera mini. in the options it gives you the option to use whatever network protocol you want..my question is. which on is better. what are the advantages an disadvantages of both?

[thenjduke]

You really have to think about this question. A socket in the network world is created at the OSI Layer Transport which relies on the above layers which the http protocol is on the application layer so in theroy you have to have both.