Is the new iPhone 5 from T-Mobile the same as Apple's iPhone 5?

I really want to make sure, because I'm hearing and reading something about it being "finally innovated". Well, it IS still the same iPhone 5 made by Apple, right! Please someone clear this up for me.

Hiya… Yes sweetheart it's the same iPhone 5, my son is on contract with T-mobile and he has the iphone 5, and I'm on contract with orange with the iPhone 5, they are both made by apple.

It will work the same way as the iPhone 5 does.

But, it may have different configurations inside so it may not work on other networks.

Iphone 5 is both cdma and gsm… So yes, unlike earlier versions where cdma would only work on cdma, etc.