Opera on my phone automatically zooms whenever you tap a link near another link so you can select with no ambiguity, and I believe Chrome on Android does too:
Safari is notably lagging behind but it's a crappy browser... back button right next to the close tab button suffering from the exact problem you're describing.
http://www.androidcentral.com/chrome-android-walkthrough
Safari is notably lagging behind but it's a crappy browser... back button right next to the close tab button suffering from the exact problem you're describing.