If you don't use jquery mobile because you think that you don't need all the features, I usually add plugins like the next one. In this case is doubleclick for touchable devices

jquery.event.touch.doubleTab.js

// Example: this.$stage.doubleTab.on(this.$stage, this.onContainerClicked, 200, "touchstart", this.options.delegatedTagSel); 
    // this.$stage.doubleTab.off(this.$stage, "touchstart");
    $.fn.doubleTab = (function() {
        var timer, data, eventType = "touchend";
        var timeout = 600;
        var $itemClicked = null;

        var onDoubleClickSTART = function(e) {
            data = e.data;
            data.$container.off(data.eventType, onDoubleClickSTART);
            data.$container.off(data.eventType, onDoubleClickEND);
            data.$container.off("dblclick", data.delegateSelector, data.callback);
            if(data.delegateSelector) {
                var eProperties = $.getEventMainProperties(e);
                data.$itemClicked = eProperties.$target.closest(data.delegateSelector);
            }
            timer = setTimeout(function() { onDoubleClickReset(); }, data.timeout);
            data.$container.on(data.eventType, data, onDoubleClickEND);        
        };               
        var onDoubleClickEND = function(e) {
            data = e.data;
            clearTimeout(timer);
            data.$container.off(data.eventType, onDoubleClickEND);
            if(data.callback) 
                data.callback(e);
            onDoubleClickReset();
        };
        var onDoubleClickReset = function () {      
            data.$container.off(data.eventType, onDoubleClickEND);
            data.$container.on(data.eventType, data, onDoubleClickSTART);     
        };

        return {
            on: function($container, targetSelector, callbackFN) {
                if (Modernizr.touch)
                    $container.on(eventType, {
                        $container: $container,
                        callback:  callbackFN || callback, 
                        eventType: eventType,
                        timeout: timeout, 
                        delegateSelector: targetSelector 
                    }, onDoubleClickSTART);
                $container.on("dblclick", targetSelector, callbackFN);
            },
            off: function($container, targetSelector, callbackFN) {
                if (Modernizr.touch) {
                    clearTimeout(timer);
                    $container.off(eventType, onDoubleClickSTART);  
                    $container.off(eventType, onDoubleClickEND);                    
                }
                $container.off("dblclick", targetSelector, callbackFN);
            }
        };
    })();